<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The case of a 60-year-old patient who presented with an acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma is reported. Chronic haematoma usually remains asymptomatic, and this is considered to be an unusual course of events. Trivial or minor injury may cause the cortical bridge veins and fragile vessels in the former haematoma to rupture with concomitant reoccurrence of bleeding. Old age, repeated traumatic brain injuries, brain atrophy, antiplatelet agents and oral anticoagulants such as warfarin are considered to be the underlying conditions to cause the reoccurrence of bleeding. However, our patient did not have any of those conditions.</p></abstract>

The case of a 60-year-old patient who presented with an acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma is reported. Chronic haematoma usually remains asymptomatic, and this is considered to be an unusual course of events. Trivial or minor injury may cause the cortical bridge veins and fragile vessels in the former haematoma to rupture with concomitant reoccurrence of bleeding. Old age, repeated traumatic brain injuries, brain atrophy, antiplatelet agents and oral anticoagulants such as warfarin are considered to be the underlying conditions to cause the reoccurrence of bleeding. However, our patient did not have any of those conditions.

Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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The case of a 60-year-old patient who presented with an acute-on-chronic subdural haematoma is reported. Chronic haematoma usually remains asymptomatic, and...

Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall

Article Category: Case Report

Publié en ligne: 19 août 2017

Pages: 118 - 119

Reçu: 09 juin 2017

Accepté: 12 juil. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0020

Mots clés
chronic subdural hematoma, reoccurrence of bleeding, acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Reoccurrence of Bleeding of a Chronic Subdural Haematoma Following a Fall

Article Category: Case Report

Publié en ligne: 19 août 2017

Pages: 118 - 119

Reçu: 09 juin 2017

Accepté: 12 juil. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2017-0020

Mots cléschronic subdural hematoma, reoccurrence of bleeding, acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
chronic subdural hematoma, reoccurrence of bleeding, acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma