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Open Access 01-06-2021 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Case Report - Pediatric Neurosurgery

Spontaneous subdural haematoma in a neonate requiring urgent surgical evacuation

Authors: Phillip Correia Copley, Bethan Dean, Angela L. Davidson, Michael Jackson, Drahoslav Sokol

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 6/2021

Abstract

We describe the unusual case of a clinically significant subdural haematoma without any underlying cause in a term baby delivered by an elective caesarean section, which required surgical evacuation. We review the literature and describe the presentation, investigation and management options in infants with this infrequent condition.

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Title: Spontaneous subdural haematoma in a neonate requiring urgent surgical evacuation
Authors: Phillip Correia Copley
Bethan Dean
Angela L. Davidson
Michael Jackson
Drahoslav Sokol
Publication date: 01-06-2021
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Craniotomy
Sectio Ceasarea
Sectio Caesarea
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04570-9

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