Acquisition of a chronic subdural haematoma during training for competitive race walking?

A 65 year old man, anticoagulated for cardiac problems, developed hemiparesis while training for race walking. A computed tomography scan showed a chronic subdural haematoma. This is the first report of a chronic subdural haematoma possibly caused by the jarring action of race walking.

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Published inBritish journal of sports medicine Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 306 - 307
Main Authors Carmont, M R, Mahattanakul, W, Pigott, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine 01.08.2002
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Aged
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
anticoagulation
Case Report
Case studies
Chronic Disease
Head injuries
Hematoma, Subdural - diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Subdural - etiology
Hematoma, Subdural - surgery
Hemorrhage
Humans
Male
Nervous system
Pituitary gland
race walking
Radiography
Sports injuries
Sports medicine
subdural haematoma
Walking
Walking - injuries
warfarin
Warfarin - therapeutic use
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Summary:A 65 year old man, anticoagulated for cardiac problems, developed hemiparesis while training for race walking. A computed tomography scan showed a chronic subdural haematoma. This is the first report of a chronic subdural haematoma possibly caused by the jarring action of race walking.
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Correspondence to:
 Mr Carmont, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool L9 7LJ, UK;
 mcarmont@hotmail.com
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ISSN:0306-3674
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DOI:10.1136/bjsm.36.4.306