Traumatic acute posterior fossa subdural hematoma – A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Manish Jaiswal,
Vijay Sundar,
Ashok Gandhi,
Devendra Purohit,
R. Mittal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
romanian neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4959
pISSN - 1220-8841
DOI - 10.2478/romneu-2014-0066
Subject(s) - medicine , posterior fossa , subdural hematomas , hematoma , surgery , acute subdural hematoma , neurosurgery , traumatic brain injury , psychiatry
Traumatic subdural hematomas of the posterior fossa are rare but dangerous neurosurgical emergencies that require prompt diagnosis and management to avoid the uniformly poor outcome. We present a case of a teenager with severe TBI and acute subdural hematoma of the posterior fossa that deteriorated rapidly before surgery but eventually made a good recovery. We also the review the literature concerning traumatic posterior fossa subdural hematomas [PFSDH]
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