Posttraumatic synchronous double acute epidural hematomas: Two craniotomies, single skin incision

BACKGROUND: Double epidural hematomas (EDHs) have a higher mortality rate compared to single EDHs and same Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), although double EDHs incidence is less common. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 34-year-old female who underwent single skin incision and frontotemporal and...

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Autores principales: Montemurro, Nicola, Santoro, Giorgio, Marani, Walter, Petrella, Giandomenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2020
Materias:
Image Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7749931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33365197
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_697_2020
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Double epidural hematomas (EDHs) have a higher mortality rate compared to single EDHs and same Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), although double EDHs incidence is less common. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of a 34-year-old female who underwent single skin incision and frontotemporal and suboccipital craniotomies for fatal traumatic double acute EDHs, then, a literature review was performed. CONCLUSION: Double EDHs in association with low GCS at presentation and traumatic diastasis of cranial sutures or other maxillofacial injuries are associated to an unfavorable outcome.

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