title: Nontraumatic intracranial epidural hematoma: a case report.
abstract: An outwardly mummified and inwardly badly decomposed body was found in a garage. At autopsy, no injuries were detected. Apart from coronary heart disease, with an old myocardial scar and a hepatic steatosis, the most striking finding was a large intracranial epidural hemorrhage situated at the left frontal lobe. As a relevant traumatic genesis could be ruled out, we deemed this a nontraumatic epidural hematoma. This finding is extremely rare. Several underlying disorders have been discussed as causes of spontaneous epidural hematomas. In this presented case, the authors discuss possible etiological factors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Berne, Bern, Switzerland. stephan.bolliger@irm.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Stephan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bolliger
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Thali
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zollinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male