title: Spontaneous resolution of a large chronic subdural hematoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Spontaneous resolution of a chronic subdural hematoma has been reported rarely in the literature. We present herein the case of a 35-year-old patient with spontaneous resolution of a large chronic subdural hematoma, the volume of which was measured as approximately 76.5 ml on magnetic resonance imaging. No pathology was determined on neurological examination. Neither cerebral angiography nor EEG showed any abnormality. We discuss the possible relation between mechanisms of physio-pathogenesis and spontaneous resolution of chronic subdural hematomas, and also present the patient characteristics together with the other literature data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Göksu
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Tanju
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uçar
authors.forename: Saim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kazan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous