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Subdural hemorrhage - evolution over time

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Headaches and sleepiness.

Patient Data

Age: 90 years
Gender: Male

An extra-axial hemorrhage crossing the sutures along right cerebral hemisphere characteristic of an acute subdural hemorrhage with evidence of previous burr-holes on the left.

CT week 1

ct

At one week the density of the hematoma is beginning to reduce but remains hyperdense compared to adjacent brain. 

CT week 8

ct

Eight weeks following initial imaging, the subdural hematoma has become hypodense compared to the adjacent brain. 

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