Chronic subdural hematomas and cephalhematomas are known to become calcified in some patients. We present interesting cases of cephalhematoma in a child and calcified chronic subdural hematoma in an elderly lady with both getting calcified. The first patient was a 7 months male with calcified cephalhematoma who presented with cosmetic deformity of the skull but did not have any neurological def...

OBJECTIVES The onset of chronic subdural hematoma may be associated with direct or indirect minor injuries to the head or a poorly repaired vascular injury. Endothelial progenitor cells happen to be one of the key factors involved in hemostasis and vascular repair. This study was designed to observe the levels of endothelial progenitor cells, white blood cells, platelets, and other indicators i...

This is a case of progressive lower limb weakness in a 72-year-old man secondary to chronic bilateral subdural hematoma. This patient presented with a 3 week history of progressive difficulty in walking, with upper motor neuron signs but no sensory deficit. He had no significant risk factors for chronic subdural hematoma. Literature search revealed only one similar documented case of painless b...

A 77-year-old man with an asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma is reported. Thirty seven years elapsed between the time of the head trauma and diagnosis. The advanced age of the pa tient when the calcified chronic subdural hematoma was diagnosed and the long interval between the trauma and diagnosis were both unusual features of this case. As far as we know, this patient is the olde...

A 44-year-old female fainted when she went to the bathroom at midnight. There was a bruise over her right cheek when she regained consciousness. The patient had no headache or neurological defects on physical examination. The computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain showed a chronic subdural hematoma over the right fronto-parietal lobe 12 weeks after the fainting episode. She took a modifica...

www.japi.org © JAPI • VOL. 54 • AUGUST 2006 replacement therapy in patients of chronic renal failure who develop subdural hematoma on hemodialysis. We suggest that the possibility of subdural hematoma should be entertained in those patients of chronic renal failure on CAPD who present with altered behavior, headache and restlessness. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical management may prove very...

Subdural hematoma is a rare cause of parkinsonism. We present the case of a 78-year-old man with right-side dominant parkinsonism about 3 months after a minor head injury. MRI reveals a chronic subdural hematoma on the left side with mildly displaced midline structures. The parkinsonian features were almost completely disappeared after neurosurgical evacuation of the hematoma without any anti-p...

OBJECTIVE To survey neurosurgical practices in the treatment of chronic and subacute subdural hematoma in the Canadian adult population. METHODS We developed and administered a questionnaire to Canadian Neurosurgeons with questions relating to the management of chronic and subacute subdural hematoma. Our sampling frame included all neurosurgery members of the Canadian Neurosurgical Society. ...