Traumatic retroclival hematoma complicated with hyponatremia and delayed traumatic intracranial hematoma in an adult: A case report

Intracranial hematoma is a common variety of brain insults in trauma. However, posterior fossa hematoma in the retroclival location is quite unusual. There are limited numbers of case reports regarding traumatic retroclival hematoma. Some are managed with surgery in this condition. We present a trau...

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Published inSAGE open medical case reports Vol. 11; p. 2050313X231178400
Main Authors Yadav, Chandra Prakash, Dhakal, Sudan, Bhattarai, Himal Bikram, Bhattarai, Madhur, Lamichhane, Saral, Singh, Ishani, Subedi, Prativa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
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Case Report
intracranial hematoma
conservative management
Retroclival hematoma
hyponatremia
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Summary:Intracranial hematoma is a common variety of brain insults in trauma. However, posterior fossa hematoma in the retroclival location is quite unusual. There are limited numbers of case reports regarding traumatic retroclival hematoma. Some are managed with surgery in this condition. We present a traumatic retroclival hematoma in a 34-year-old gentleman who sustained brain trauma in a motor vehicle accident. His condition was further complicated by hyponatremia and delayed traumatic intracerebral hematoma in a distant location. The only symptom he had later was severe headache which could be attributed to delayed traumatic intracerebral hematoma and hyponatremia. He was managed conservatively and discharged on the 12th day from the hospital.
ISSN:2050-313X
2050-313X
DOI:10.1177/2050313X231178400