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 in | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 332; no. 23; p. 1585 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Boston
Massachusetts Medical Society
08.06.1995
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJM199506083322317 |