Although some intracerebral hematomas have been known to increase in size chronically and produce delayed neurological deficits, the mechanism of hematoma expansion is not well understood. The authors present a case of a head injured patient with coexistence of a chronic intracerebral hematoma and an ipsilateral chronic subdural hematoma that expanded chronically showing clinical deterioration,...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hematoma clearance occurs in the days after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and has not been well studied. In the current study, we examined changes in the hematoma in a piglet ICH model. The effect of deferoxamine on hematoma was also examined. METHODS The ICH model was induced by an injection of autologous blood into the right frontal lobe of piglets. First, a natural ...

A 59-year-old male presented with a left organized subdural hematoma. The hematoma appeared as a homogeneous low density area on brain computed tomography and as hyperintense and isointense area on both fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Echo-planar diffusion-weighted MR imaging showed a crescent hyperintense area under the dura mater and an irr...

BACKGROUND Pocket hematoma is one of the most common complications following cardiac device implantation. This study examined the impact of this complication on in-hospital outcomes following Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implantation. METHODS Data from Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2010 was queried to identify all primary implantations of ICDs and Cardiac Resynchronization...

purpose: in this report a patient with concomitant axenfeld-rieger syndrome and glaucoma is presented. results: new symptoms of a recent traumatic subdural hematoma were being attributed to his previously diagnosed conditions for several months. conclusion: appropriate imaging saved the patient from more dangerous complications.

introduction the use of an umbilical catheterization is a usual practice in neonatal units. the insertion of the catheter has potential complications. case presentation here, we report on our observation of a seven-day-old female newborn admitted for an abdominal distention and vomiting bile. initially, diagnosis was midgut volvulus, for which an operation was performed. during the surgery, no ...

BACKGROUND Acute airway obstruction (AAO) after anterior cervical fusion (ACF) can be caused by postoperative retropharyngeal hematoma, which requires urgent recognition and treatment. However, the causes, evaluation, and appropriate treatment of this complication are not clearly defined. The purpose of this retrospective review of a prospective database was to investigate etiologic factors rel...

Pocket hematoma is a common complication of cardiac implantable electronic device procedures and a potential risk factor for device infections, especially in patients on oral anticoagulation or antiplatelet treatment. There is a wide variability in the incidence of pocket hematoma and bleeding complications in the literature and the major cause for this seems to be the variability of the used d...

Spontaneous resolution of post-traumatic chronic subdural hematoma is a very rare and unexpected event. It has been rarely reported in the literature, mostly cases of chronic subdural hematoma resolution in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Operative procedure is generally considered the treatment of choice for chronic subdural hematoma. We present a rare case, which did not require an open ...

INTRODUCTION Decompressive surgery for acute subdural hematoma leading to contralateral extradural hematoma is an uncommon event with only few cases previously reported in the English medical literature. CASE PRESENTATION The present study describes the case of a 39-year-old White Brazilian man who had a motorcycle accident; he underwent decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of acute su...