J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1996 Jul;25(7):1531-1536.

Spontaneous Resolution of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Children: Case Report

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

Presented here in are two cases of chronic subdural hematoma in children which were spontaneously resolved. The first case has developed as the complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in bilateral cerebral convexities of a 14-year-old boy while in the other case, the hematoma was developed in the posterior fossa of a 19 days-old neonate are complication of delivery. The etiology, clinical couse, treatment and mechanism of spontaneous resolution of chronic subdural hematomas in children and adult are discussed.

Keyword

Chronic subdural hematoma; Spontaneous resolution; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child*
Hematoma
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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