title: Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports.
abstract: Spontaneous drainage of extradural hematoma (EDH) through a skull fracture is rare, with only 14 cases reported to date. Five of these belong to pediatric age group. The authors report two cases of spontaneous evacuation of acute EDH, in children, with two differing types of skull fractures, one being an elevated fracture. The context, in which the terminologies of "spontaneous evacuation" and "spontaneous resolution" to be used, is clarified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PB 38, Al-khoudh, 123, Muscat, Oman. kaniyampadikkal@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Mahesh Krishna
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3071-9951
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PB 38, Al-khoudh, 123, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kariyattil
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PB 38, Al-khoudh, 123, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Venkatesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Govindaraju
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PB 38, Al-khoudh, 123, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Koshy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kochummen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications
keywords: Calvarium; Elevated fracture; Extradural hematoma; Spontaneous