Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports

Mahesh Krishna Pillai; Rajeev Kariyattil; Venkatesh Govindaraju; Koshy Kochummen

doi:10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9

Spontaneous evacuation of hyperacute extradural hematoma: two illustrative case reports

Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Jan;33(1):193-196. doi: 10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9. Epub 2016 Jul 30.

Authors

Mahesh Krishna Pillai¹, Rajeev Kariyattil², Venkatesh Govindaraju², Koshy Kochummen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PB 38, Al-khoudh, 123, Muscat, Oman. kaniyampadikkal@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, PB 38, Al-khoudh, 123, Muscat, Oman.

PMID: 27476039
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-016-3197-9

Abstract

Spontaneous drainage of extradural hematoma (EDH) through a skull fracture is rare, with only 14 cases reported to date. Five of these belong to pediatric age group. The authors report two cases of spontaneous evacuation of acute EDH, in children, with two differing types of skull fractures, one being an elevated fracture. The context, in which the terminologies of "spontaneous evacuation" and "spontaneous resolution" to be used, is clarified.

Keywords: Calvarium; Elevated fracture; Extradural hematoma; Spontaneous.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial* / complications
Humans
Male
Remission, Spontaneous
Skull Fractures* / complications