Subdural Hygroma: Different Treatment Modalities and Clinical Outcome
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Acute Traumatic Subdural Hygroma *
A complication of head injury which is similar to, but distinct from the better known entity of subdural hematoma, is that of "subdural hygroma." This term was introduced by Dandy' to describe the appearance or development of abnormal collections of fluid in the subdural space. Dandy ascribed this condition to three possible etiologies: cranial trauma with leakage of cerebrospinal fluid, mixed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2163-0569,2163-0585
DOI: 10.4236/ojmn.2019.93020