Delayed life-threatening subdural hematoma after minor head injury in a patient with severe coagulopathy: a case report.

Cases Journal
Marc EngelenDiederik van de Beek

Abstract

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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Apr 2, 2014·European Journal of Neurology : the Official Journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies·G G SchoonmanK Jellema

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