Low pressure traumatic epidural hematoma in a child with a prior hemispherectomy: Case report

Low pressure traumatic epidural hematoma in a child with a prior hemispherectomy: Case report

A 2½-year-old male child with a prior history of a left anatomic hemispherectomy to treat refractory epilepsy fell down two steps, striking his head on the ipsilateral side of the hemispherectomy. He presented with non-consolable crying and emesis. CT scan of the head demonstrated a left frontal epi...

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Main Authors: Fassil B Mesfin, Alexander R Riccio, Yu-Hung Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Epidural hematoma
head trauma
hemispherectomy
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2015;volume=8;issue=2;spage=112;epage=114;aulast=Mesfin

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