title: Spontaneous cranial extradural hematoma: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Extradural hematoma (EDH) is usually a post-traumatic sequel but a few cases of spontaneous EDH have been reported. Here we report a woman who presented with spontaneous acute EDH but was later found to have dural metastasis from lung carcinoma. Causal factors have been present in all reported cases, as well as in this case. We propose the term non-traumatic EDH.
authors.affiliation: South West Neurosurgical Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. faizul.hassan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Md Faizul
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Bhoresh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dhamija
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hilton
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged