Abstract
Spontaneous rapid resolution, redistribution or drainage (disappearance) of an acute epidural hematoma within 24 h has occasionally been reported, mostly in younger traumatized persons. The mechanism could be drainage of the hematoma through an overlying skull fracture into the subgaleal and subcutaneous space caused by increasing brain swelling and intracranial pressure. This was the case in an 85-year-old cyclist who suffered severe craniocerebral trauma in a traffic accident. The epidural hematoma detected by emergency computed tomography (CT) was no longer visible in the control CT 8 h later (and the autopsy). All that was found was a massive intracerebral bleeding and accompanying brain edema.
| Original language | German |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 418-420 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Rechtsmedizin |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 3 2014 |
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Keywords
- Autopsy
- Cranial cerebral trauma
- Remission, spontaneous
- Skull fracture
- Tomography, x-ray computed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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„Verschwinden“ des Epiduralhämatoms im Verlauf. / Miyaishi, S.; Miura, M.; Taniguchi, K.; Püschel, K.
In: Rechtsmedizin, Vol. 24, No. 5, 03.10.2014, p. 418-420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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PY - 2014/10/3
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N2 - Spontaneous rapid resolution, redistribution or drainage (disappearance) of an acute epidural hematoma within 24 h has occasionally been reported, mostly in younger traumatized persons. The mechanism could be drainage of the hematoma through an overlying skull fracture into the subgaleal and subcutaneous space caused by increasing brain swelling and intracranial pressure. This was the case in an 85-year-old cyclist who suffered severe craniocerebral trauma in a traffic accident. The epidural hematoma detected by emergency computed tomography (CT) was no longer visible in the control CT 8 h later (and the autopsy). All that was found was a massive intracerebral bleeding and accompanying brain edema.
AB - Spontaneous rapid resolution, redistribution or drainage (disappearance) of an acute epidural hematoma within 24 h has occasionally been reported, mostly in younger traumatized persons. The mechanism could be drainage of the hematoma through an overlying skull fracture into the subgaleal and subcutaneous space caused by increasing brain swelling and intracranial pressure. This was the case in an 85-year-old cyclist who suffered severe craniocerebral trauma in a traffic accident. The epidural hematoma detected by emergency computed tomography (CT) was no longer visible in the control CT 8 h later (and the autopsy). All that was found was a massive intracerebral bleeding and accompanying brain edema.
KW - Autopsy
KW - Cranial cerebral trauma
KW - Remission, spontaneous
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KW - Tomography, x-ray computed
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