Roller-Coaster Headache Letter

[...]a second CT scan two weeks later showed that the depth of the hematoma had increased to 10 mm (Figure 1). [...]neurosurgery was performed, with successful evacuation of the hematoma. [...]an event is a recognized occurrence in the shaken-baby syndrome.1,2 Ommaya and Yarnell3 described a 62-year...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 332; no. 23; p. 1585
Main Authors Bo-Abbas, Y, Bolton, CF
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 08.06.1995
Subjects
Headache
Headaches
Hemorrhage
Medical imaging
Trauma
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Summary:[...]a second CT scan two weeks later showed that the depth of the hematoma had increased to 10 mm (Figure 1). [...]neurosurgery was performed, with successful evacuation of the hematoma. [...]an event is a recognized occurrence in the shaken-baby syndrome.1,2 Ommaya and Yarnell3 described a 62-year-old man who had a subdural hematoma and headache after a whiplash injury in which, as in our patient, there was no direct trauma to the head. Lancet 1969;2:237-239 Figure 1: A CT Scan of the Head with Contrast Enhancement, Showing a Left-Sided Subdural Hematoma (Arrow) that Caused a Mild Shift of Midline Structures and Compression of the Adjacent Cerebral Hemisphere.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199506083322317