title: Conservative management of a large occipital extradural haematoma.
abstract: A 26-year-old male presented with a mild confusion and hemianopsia after traumatic brain injury. Cerebral CT-scan revealed a 62.5 cm(3) left occipital extradural haematoma (EDH). Although conventional neurosurgical management would have been to evacuate the haematoma, a conservative strategy was preferred, and the patient made a total recovery.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital , Paris , France.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Chauvet
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Reina
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Clarencon
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bitar
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Cornu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000293:injuries*; D019468:Disease Management; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome