title: Posterior fossa acute subdural haematoma following anticoagulant therapy. Case report.
abstract: A case of acute subdural haematoma of the posterior fossa in an alive adult secondary to anticoagulant therapy is described. The clinical presentation and the final decision of conservative management are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy. simone.ulivieri@tiscali.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulivieri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filosomi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000592:standards; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants