Posterior fossa acute subdural haematoma following anticoagulant therapy. Case report

J Neurosurg Sci. 2007 Jun;51(2):85-7; discussion 87.

Abstract

A case of acute subdural haematoma of the posterior fossa in an alive adult secondary to anticoagulant therapy is described. The clinical presentation and the final decision of conservative management are discussed and the literature is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / complications
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain / pathology
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology*
  • Headache / etiology
  • Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / diagnostic imaging
  • Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / standards
  • Pancreatitis, Chronic / complications
  • Risk Assessment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy
  • Vertigo / etiology

Substances

  • Anticoagulants