Best Practice Case Studies-Subdural Hematoma

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A 17-year-old sustained a helmet-to-helmet hit, raising concerns for a subdural hematoma. A non-contrast CT scan revealed a chrysanthemum-shaped hyperdensity along the right cerebral hemisphere, consistent with subdural hematoma, potentially involving a subarachnoid component. An MRI confirmed heterogeneous fluid collection indicative of subdural hematoma. A 69-year-old patient presented post-fall with a similar CT finding of a left cerebral convexity subdural hematoma, causing mass effect and midline shift. Brain contusion, often following a coup-countercoup pattern, appears as central hyperdensity with surrounding edema, frequently affecting areas like the anterior cranial fossa and temporal pole.

Meta Tag

Concept Subdural Hematoma

Concept Epidural Hematoma

Concept Diffuse Axonal Injury

Concept Mass Effect

Concept Midline Shift

Edition 2nd Edition

Related Case 2nd Edition, CASE 38

Topic Neurology

Keywords

2nd Edition, CASE 38

2nd Edition

Neurology

subdural hematoma

helmet-to-helmet hit

brain contusion

CT scan

MRI

Epidural Hematoma

Diffuse Axonal Injury

Mass Effect

Midline Shift