Ataxia associated with an interhemispheric subdural hematoma: a case report

Interhemispheric subdural hematomas are uncommon lesions. This case report describes a 77-year-old woman using anticoagulants who suddenly developed headache and ataxia of both legs. Computed tomography of the brain revealed an interhemispheric subdural hematoma, which was treated conservatively. In...

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Autores principales: Schilder, Johanna C, Weisfelt, Martijn
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918349
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8876
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description Interhemispheric subdural hematomas are uncommon lesions. This case report describes a 77-year-old woman using anticoagulants who suddenly developed headache and ataxia of both legs. Computed tomography of the brain revealed an interhemispheric subdural hematoma, which was treated conservatively. Interhemispheric subdural hematomas should be considered in patients, especially in those using anticoagulants, even in the absence of trauma.
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spelling pubmed-27694792009-11-16 Ataxia associated with an interhemispheric subdural hematoma: a case report Schilder, Johanna C Weisfelt, Martijn Cases J Case report Interhemispheric subdural hematomas are uncommon lesions. This case report describes a 77-year-old woman using anticoagulants who suddenly developed headache and ataxia of both legs. Computed tomography of the brain revealed an interhemispheric subdural hematoma, which was treated conservatively. Interhemispheric subdural hematomas should be considered in patients, especially in those using anticoagulants, even in the absence of trauma. Cases Network Ltd 2009-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2769479/ /pubmed/19918349 http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8876 Text en © 2009 Schilder and Weisfelt; licensee Cases Network Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Ataxia associated with an interhemispheric subdural hematoma: a case report
title_full Ataxia associated with an interhemispheric subdural hematoma: a case report
title_fullStr Ataxia associated with an interhemispheric subdural hematoma: a case report
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title_short Ataxia associated with an interhemispheric subdural hematoma: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769479/
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