2009-12-01
Delayed life-threatening subdural hematoma after minor head injury in a patient with severe coagulopathy: A case report
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Publication
Cases Journal , Volume 2 - Issue 8
Minor head injury is a frequent cause for neurologic consultation and imaging. Most patients with minor head injury will make an uneventful recovery, but in a very small proportion of these patients life threatening intracranial complications occur. We describe a patient on oral anticoagulation therapy, and severely impaired coagulation, with normal head computed tomography on admission, who developed a subdural hematoma requiring surgery 12 hours later. Current guidelines and literature for the management of minor head injury are discussed.
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| doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7587, hdl.handle.net/1765/25457 | |
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| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Engelen, M., Nederkoorn, P., Smits, M., & van de Beek, D. (2009). Delayed life-threatening subdural hematoma after minor head injury in a patient with severe coagulopathy: A case report. Cases Journal, 2(8). doi:10.4076/1757-1626-2-7587 |
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