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Subdural Hemorrhage Mimicking Peripheral Neuropathy

Subdural hemorrhage (SDH) can manifest various neurologic symptoms. However, SDH presenting with only hand weakness has rarely been reported. We report two SDH cases with only hand weakness mimicking peripheral neuropathy. Since SDH can present with hand weakness only, we suggest the clinicians to d...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hye Ihn, Oh, Yeo Jin, Cho, Yu Na, Choi, Young-Chul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328658
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2014.56.2.166
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Sumario:Subdural hemorrhage (SDH) can manifest various neurologic symptoms. However, SDH presenting with only hand weakness has rarely been reported. We report two SDH cases with only hand weakness mimicking peripheral neuropathy. Since SDH can present with hand weakness only, we suggest the clinicians to do a careful history taking and recommend a CT scan in the elderly patients.