Rapid Resolution of Acute Subdural Hematoma —Report of Four Cases—

Shuji NIIKAWA; Shingo SUGIMOTO; Tatsuaki HATTORI; Akio OHKUMA; Takafumi KIMURA; Jun SHINODA; Takashi FUNAKOSHI

doi:10.2176/nmc.29.820

Rapid Resolution of Acute Subdural Hematoma

—Report of Four Cases—

Shuji NIIKAWA, Shingo SUGIMOTO, Tatsuaki HATTORI, Akio OHKUMA, Takafumi KIMURA, Jun SHINODA, Takashi FUNAKOSHI

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Keywords: acute subdural hematoma, brain swelling, intracranial decompression

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1989 Volume 29 Issue 9 Pages 820-824

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.29.820

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Abstract

We report four cases of acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) in which the hematoma rapidly resolved. Three of the four hematomas were traumatic. The outcome was good in three cases and fair in one. Spontaneous resolution of ASDH is rare.

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