Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Bilateral Spontaneous Resolution of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report

양측성 만성 경막하출혈의 자발적 흡수: 증례보고

  • Seon, Gyeongung (Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Ji-Min (Department of Neurosurgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Eom, Ki Seong (Department of Neurosurgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine)
  • 선경웅 (원광대학교 의과대학) ;
  • 박지민 (원광대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 엄기성 (원광대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 2015.03.06
  • Accepted : 2015.03.19
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Although spontaneous resolution of chronic subdural hematoma (C-SDH) in the elderly has rarely been reported, spontaneous resolution of bilateral C-SDH is very rare. Here, we report the case of a 73-year-old female patient with no significant head trauma history who had a bilateral C-SDH spontaneously resolve despite receiving only conservative treatment. However, because of a lack of detailed knowledge about the mechanisms of resolution, treatment is often limited to surgical interventions that are generally successful, but invasive and prone to recurrence. We review the literature and discuss the possible relation of C-SDH's spontaneous resolution with its clinical and radiological characteristics.

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