title: Bilateral isodense epidural hematoma: case report.
abstract: We present a case of a severe head injured 23 year-old male patient. The initial CT scan disclosed bilateral epidural hematoma, isodense with the brain, thus being a pitfall in diagnosis. Brief case report, image and literature review are presented.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. rodrigo-mendonca@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: Telmo T F
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Leandro I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Dini
authors.forename: Cláudio L L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Krebs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed