epidural haematoma

A medical emergency found in 5 to 15% of fatal head injuries, in which blood accumulates in the epidural space due to blood leaking from a torn or disrupted middle meningeal artery, resulting in compression of the brain/dura mater. It is usually caused by a focal impact—either a fall or a blow to the head. Without urgent evacuation of the haematoma, tentorial herniation ensues, often followed by death.

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The CT brain scan revealed traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage in 80(29%) patients, followed by subdural haematoma in 70(25%), epidural haematoma in 30(13%), intracranial bleeding in 40(14%) and skull fracture in 50(18%), with a mean Marshall score of 4+-2.

Prognostic significance of optic nerve sheath diameter on computed tomography scan with severity of blunt traumatic brain injury in the emergency department

Cyclic alternation of paraplegia and leg pain as symptoms of a giant spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma.

A spontaneous thoracic spinal epidural hematoma causing hemiplegia and back pain

After conducting a CT investigation, it was found that he has epidural haematoma.

Boy with head trauma saved at Rashid Hospital

Epidural haematoma of the posterior fossa: good results after prompt diagnosis with CT.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OUTCOME OF TRAUMATIC EPIDURAL HEMATOMAS IN POSTERIOR FOSSA: STUDY OF 34 CASES

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Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Thoracolumbar Posterior Fusion Surgery without Decompression for Thoracic Vertebral Fracture

Police said the man suffered a fractured skull, epidural haematoma, and ear injury.

Man in serious condition after beating

INTRODUCTION: Spinal Epidural Haematoma is a rare entity and only few cases have been reported worldwide.

Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma in a patient on oral anti-coagulant therapy: a case report

Treatment of unilateral facet joint injuries depends on the degree of bony, ligamentous and cord involvement as well as spinal stability and may be non-operative for simple stable unilateral facet dislocation, as in our patient, (immobilization or closed reduction) or surgical (failed conservative measures, persistent instability, signs of middle column disruption at the outset, cord injury or epidural haematoma requiring surgical decompression).

Perched facet

Initially spinal anaesthesia was given to patients who had normal coagulation profile and had no infection at site of spinal anaesthesia but if any of them developed defective hemostasis or infection after spinal anaesthesia were planned to be treated with this technique only once they recovered, to avoid complications such as epidural haematoma leading to paraplegia and transmission of infection into the meninges of brain and spinal cord.

EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTOLOGOUS EPIDURAL BLOOD PATCH TO RELIEVE POST DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE

Causes of spinal cord compression Degenerative Cervical/thoracic stenosis Acute disc prolapse Trauma Fractures Fracture-dislocations Infectious Spinal epidural abscess/empyema Vascular Spinal epidural haematoma Neoplastic Extradural: vertebral tumours (primary or metastases) Intradural: extramedullary (e.

Emergency presentation of neurosurgical conditions: many neurosurgical conditions present in an acute fashion, and optimal outcome often depends on prompt recognition and referral by general practitioners and emergency room personnel. The approach to neurosurgical emergencies is discussed in this article

Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma in association with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

Spontaneous subdural hematoma associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome: a case report / Kasabach-Merritt Sendromu ile Iliskili Spontan Subdural Hematom: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Brain computed tomography scan showed an epidural haematoma, multiple haemorrhagic contusions on the right lobe with localised oedema and subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Acute respiratory failure from pulmonary tuberculosis due to head trauma immunosupression