Presentation
Head trauma. Reduced GCS.
Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Subdural haematoma - three ages of blood
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Bilateral posterior and left parafalcine subdural haematomas.
Three densities within each of the subdurals, including layering within the subdural haematomas.
The three densities represent three ages of blood, including hyperacute blood.
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No change in the size of the subdural haematomas. However, the internal composition of the collections has changed after just 4 hours.
Case Discussion
Three distinct attenuations are evident within the initial subdural haematoma with distinct layering, indicating 3 different ages of blood.