Acquisition of a chronic subdural haematoma during training for competitive race walking?
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A 65 year old man, anticoagulated for cardiac problems, developed hemiparesis while training for race walking. A computed tomography scan showed a chronic subdural haematoma. This is the first report of a chronic subdural haematoma possibly caused by the jarring action of race walking.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British journal of sports medicine
دوره 36 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002