Chronic subdural haematoma revealed by quadriparesis: A case report

Introduction: A subdural haematoma is an accumulation of blood between the brain and its surrounding dural covering which acts as a space-occupying lesion causing increased intracranial pressure and cerebral compression. Chronic subdural haematomas (CSDH) differ from acute subdural haematomas in so...

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Main Authors: Boulahroud Omar, El Mostarchid Brahim, Cohen Kirsten, Naama Okacha, Akhaddar Ali, Gazzaz Miloudi, Boucetta Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X12000778