Late subacute subdural haemorrhage

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Head trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female

Subdural collection along the left cerebral hemisphere with maximum thickness of 9 mm.

Signal: T1: High, T2: High with some diffusion restriction. 

Mass effect is noted over the left cerebral hemisphere with midline shift of about 5 mm toward the right side.

Case Discussion

At late subacute (7 to 14-28 days) the extracellular methaemoglobin leads to increase T2 signal.

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