Non-traumatic spontaneous acute epidural hematoma - case report
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The non-traumatic acute epidural/extradural hematoma is an entity rarely described in the literature. In general, it characterizes the young age, especially due to the relation of the dura mater with the internal side of the skull. In this article the authors present a case of pathological extradural hematoma, following a disseminated intravascular coagulation that appeared to a young woman suffering from a pregnancy that was stopped in progression. The necroptic findings corroborated with the microscopic diagnosis has revealed the presence of a non-traumatic acute extradural hematoma.
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