Chronic subdural haematoma in a patient with arterial hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease

Chronic subdural haematoma in a patient with arterial hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease

An 82-year-old male patient was admitted to the Emergency Department 2.5 months after a minor head injury due to impaired consciousness, aphasia, and symptoms of left-sided paresis. The head CT scan showed a huge subdural haematoma by the right cerebral hemisphere. The patient was treated with right...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pre-clinical and clinical research 2009-01, Vol.3 (2), p.127
Hauptverfasser: Prystupa, Andrzej, Kurys-Denis, Ewa, Łopatyński, Tomasz, Baraniak, Jerzy, Krupski, Witold, Nogalski, Adam, Mosiewicz, Jerzy
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Sprache:eng
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Alzheimer's disease
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Zusammenfassung:An 82-year-old male patient was admitted to the Emergency Department 2.5 months after a minor head injury due to impaired consciousness, aphasia, and symptoms of left-sided paresis. The head CT scan showed a huge subdural haematoma by the right cerebral hemisphere. The patient was treated with right-sided craniotomy with evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma; his symptoms resolved and general condition improved.
ISSN:1898-2395
1898-7516