Bilateral isodense epidural hematoma: case report.
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.
Mendonça
Rodrigo
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Neurosurgery Department, Hospital Cristo Redentor, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. rodrigo-mendonca@ig.com.br
Lima
Telmo T F
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Dini
Leandro I
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Krebs
Cláudio L L
CL
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