Conservative management of a large occipital extradural haematoma

Abstract

A 26-year-old male presented with a mild confusion and hemianopsia after traumatic brain injury. Cerebral CT-scan revealed a 62.5 cm³ left occipital extradural haematoma (EDH). Although conventional neurosurgical management would have been to evacuate the haematoma, a conservative strategy was preferred, and the patient made a total recovery.

Keywords::

• brain injury
• extradural haematoma
• non-operative strategy
• venous sinus

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