[Subdural hematoma and depression].
Chronic subdural haematoma (csdh) is difficult to diagnose because patients with this disorder, in particular the elderly, present with such a wide variety of symptoms. The subject of this case study is an 89-year-old man with a history of csdh who presented with severe depressive symptoms with psychotic features and who in the end turned out to have a recurrence of csdh. An integrated past and who present with psychiatric problems and fall frequently. When a patient presents with such symptoms, one needs to be on the look-out for a recurrence of csdh.
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence