Interhemispheric chronic subdural haematoma: case report and brief review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Chronic subdural haematoma usually arises from a traumatic acute haemorrhage in the subdural space, frequently causing mass effect and consequent neurological decline. This lesion is mainly found over the cortical convexity and its evolution and surgical approach has been extensively studied. Nevertheless, inter-hemispheric chronic subdural haematoma is considered a rare lesion.
This study reported a case of traumatic acute interhemispheric subdural haematoma, initially asymptomatic, and its evolution to a chronic symptomatic lesion, as well as the surgical approach employed. A brief review of the literature is presented with a discussion of the therapeutic options.
Requejo
Paulo Roberto
PR
Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar, Praça da República, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Vaitsman
Rafael Pereira
RP
Paiva
Mauro Sérgio
MS
Machado
Alexandre Légora
AL
Barroso
Marcelo Viana
MV
Salame
José Massoud
JM
Louzada
Paulo Roberto
PR
D000058:Accidental Falls; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed