Open AccessBilateral chronic subdural hematoma presenting with pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage sign on computed tomography
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Shima,
Kazutaka Shirokane,
Eiichi Baba,
Atsushi Tsuchiya,
Motohiro Nomura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_11_19
Subject(s) - medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage , cistern , radiology , computed tomography , hematoma , chronic subdural hematoma , midline shift , surgery , history , archaeology
On rare occasions, cisterns are demonstrated as high-density areas on computed tomography (CT) and misdiagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This false-positive finding is called pseudo-SAH.