Acute subdural hemorrhage while traveling by bus : A risk factor in the elderly?

A 71-year-old man was delivered to our emergency department by an intercity bus. About 4 hours into a journey, he had complained of a headache to his wife. After one more hour, she noted a change in his level of alertness and notified the bus driver. A computed tomography scan of the head showed a s...

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Published inJournal of travel medicine Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 232 - 233
Main Authors SOYSAL, Suna, TOPACOGLU, Hakan, ACARBAY, Sabiha, OZBAS, Kerem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hamilton, ON Decker 01.07.2005
Subjects
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Coma - etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Treatment
General aspects
Hematoma, Subdural - complications
Hematoma, Subdural - diagnosis
Hematoma, Subdural - diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Subdural - etiology
Hematoma, Subdural - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Motor Vehicles
Radiography
Risk Factors
Travel
Human
Bus
Subdural
Nervous system diseases
Acute
Cardiovascular disease
Hemorrhage
Vascular disease
Case study
subdural hematoma
Risk factor
Tropical medicine
Elderly
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Summary:A 71-year-old man was delivered to our emergency department by an intercity bus. About 4 hours into a journey, he had complained of a headache to his wife. After one more hour, she noted a change in his level of alertness and notified the bus driver. A computed tomography scan of the head showed a subdural hemorrhage.
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ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.2310/7060.2005.12412