background & importance: chronic subdural hematoma (csh) is one of the most frequent intracranial hemorrhages in adults. however, gold standard treatment of csh is not yet defined. since the 80’s, closed drainage is a standard among techniques using drains because the open type has been incriminated in high rates of postoperative infections. however, closed drainage requires materiel which is s...

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...

Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma is a rare entity. Hemorrhage of intracranial arachonoid cyst is also uncommon. One 20 year-old man suffered from subacute intraspinal subdural hematoma in the sacral level after minor sports injury. He received spinal surgery for decompression and the symptoms recovered well after operation. Unfortunately, he suffered from sudden onset of aphasia one week late...

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 35-year-old male was admitted with headache, nausea, and vomiting persisting for 2 days. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a left chronic subdural hematoma. Cerebral angiography demonstrated cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). He had presented with a subcutaneous mass involving the neck at age 2 years, which was shown to be a cavernous angioma, and thereafter shown signs of consumptive c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Intracranial subdural hematoma is a rare complication following spinal anesthesia. The diagnosis is usually difficult because initial symptoms are the same of post-dural puncture headache. The objective was to report a case of early diagnosed subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia performed with a fine-gauge needle and single puncture. CASE REPORT 48-year old fema...

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...

BACKGROUND Acute subdural hematoma is usually associated with cerebral contusion or laceration of the bridging veins following a head injury. However, several cases of acute subdural hematoma without head injury (acute spontaneous subdural hematoma) have been reported. METHODS Among 162 cases of acute subdural hematoma admitted to our departments between 1996 and 2003, we repoort eight cases ...

Background and Importance: Lumboperitoneal shunts are commonly used to treat several conditions, but their use can result in significant complications. We discuss a complication of these shunts that has not been reported in the literature to date. Case Presentation: An obese, 41-year-old woman admitted to Rasool Akram Hospital complaining of a severe headache and blurred vision. The ...

A 74-year-old male presented with right hemiparesis greater in the lower than the upper extremity. He had no apparent head trauma. He had been treated with anticoagulants for cerebral and myocardiac infarction. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an unusual combination of subdural hematomas in the interhemispheric space on the left, and the left temporoparietal ...