Chronic subdural hematoma in capoeira sport.
Chronic subdural hematomas in young people is extremely rare and has some provoking factors such as V-P shunts, arachnoid cyst, anticoagulant drug usage, vigorous sports and coagulopathies. A static or dynamic mechanical load is almost always delivered to skull associated with either mild or severe head trauma. A 25-year old-man who was previously healthy has complained of intermittent headache for six months. He had been interested in capoiera (Brazilian exciting sport) for two years and has had no any evidence of head injury. After admission, he was operated immediately because of chronic subdural hematoma. We report a patient who is the first chronic subdural hematoma in the literature due to playing capoeira.
Türkoğlu
Erhan
E
Ministry of Health Yildirim Beyazit Diskapi Education and Research Hospital, 1st Neurosurgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. drmet122@yahoo.com
Serbes
Gökhan
G
Sanli
Metin
M
Sari
Onur
O
Sekerci
Zeki
Z
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries*