[Chronic subdural hematoma simulating a TIA. Implications for the management transient neurological deficit]

M Ribó; J Montaner; C Molina; S Abilleira; J Arenillas; J Alvarez Sabín

[Chronic subdural hematoma simulating a TIA. Implications for the management transient neurological deficit]

Neurologia. 2002 Jun-Jul;17(6):342-4.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

M Ribó¹, J Montaner, C Molina, S Abilleira, J Arenillas, J Alvarez Sabín

Affiliation

¹ Unidad Cerebrovascular, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 12084363

Abstract

Chronic subdural hematoma that generally happens after cranial trauma doesn't have clinical manifestations until days or weeks after the traumatism. Due to the lesions nature, symptoms are almost always progressive and presentation as transient ischemic attacks (TIA) is very uncommon. We describe 2 cases of chronic subdural hematoma that started simulating TIA and we discuss its implications in the management of those patients who had presented transient neurological deficit.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cerebral Cortex / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / diagnosis
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / pathology
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / physiopathology*
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / therapy
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis
Ischemic Attack, Transient / pathology
Ischemic Attack, Transient / physiopathology*
Ischemic Attack, Transient / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed