Isolated oculomotor nerve palsies are a common presentation of ischaemic microangiopathy and intracranial aneurysms but represent an unusual presenting sign in spontaneous bilateral subacute subdural ...

A cranial CT scan is a diagnostic tool used to create detailed pictures of features inside your head, such as your skull, brain, paranasal sinuses, ventricles, and eye sockets. CT stands for computed ...

Chronic subdural hematoma recurs in 3 to 39% of patients after evacuation by means of neurosurgery. 1-3 Postoperative computed tomography (CT) often shows residual hematoma that may or may not resolve ...

Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008;9(6):567-572. In our study, 75% of initially abnormal cranial CTs showed evidence of diffuse edema, as evidenced by loss of gray-white differentiation, and 50% showed ...

Nonacute subdural hematoma is common among older persons. With an aging population and increasing use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents, subdural hematoma is projected to become the most common ...

A case report describing a patient presenting with papilloedema, headache and saddle hypoesthesia caused by a lumbo-sacral intraspinal extradural lipoma in the presence of a bilateral chronic subdural ...

A 48 year-old man became drowsy and confused after a car accident. He had a large bruise over the right temporal region. Subdural Hematoma (Subacute). Axial CT scans. Note the isointense right sudural ...

Call neurosurgery for head trauma with falling GCS (especially < 8), new focal deficits or pupillary changes, seizures, or CT showing epidural > 15 mm or subdural > 10 mm.

A 72 year-old man developed a change in personality and mild weakness of the left arm and leg, which he denied. Subdural Hematoma (Acute). Axial CT scans without contrast. Note the crescent shape ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MDKey TakeawaysThe 12 cranial nerves can be injured during head injuries, leading to ...