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Case report: The authors present a rare case of ossified chronic epidural hematoma. A 13-year-old female patient presented with an ossified chronic epidural hematoma. She had sustained a head injury about 10 weeks previously and had received conservative care for a delayed-onset epidural hematoma at a local hospital. Ossification was identified about 4 weeks after the head injury and then progressed rapidly. A chronic epidural hematoma with a thick collagenous capsule and newly formed bone was removed 73 days after the head injury. Conclusion: An epidural hematoma with mild symptoms can be treated conservatively. When, however, the hematoma is observed not to be naturally absorbed during serial follow-up examinations, surgical removal must be considered, even if the patient's condition is good, because this entity carries the risk of bone calcification and ossification.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 712-716 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Child's Nervous System |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Dec 1 |
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- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Clinical Neurology
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Chronic epidural hematoma with rapid ossification. / Chang, Jong Hee; Choi, Jae Young; Chang, Jin Woo; Park, Young Gou; Kim, Tai Seung; Chung, Sang Sup; Kim, Tai Seung.
In: Child's Nervous System, Vol. 18, No. 12, 01.12.2002, p. 712-716.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Chronic epidural hematoma with rapid ossification
AU - Chang, Jong Hee
AU - Choi, Jae Young
AU - Chang, Jin Woo
AU - Park, Young Gou
AU - Kim, Tai Seung
AU - Chung, Sang Sup
AU - Kim, Tai Seung
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - Case report: The authors present a rare case of ossified chronic epidural hematoma. A 13-year-old female patient presented with an ossified chronic epidural hematoma. She had sustained a head injury about 10 weeks previously and had received conservative care for a delayed-onset epidural hematoma at a local hospital. Ossification was identified about 4 weeks after the head injury and then progressed rapidly. A chronic epidural hematoma with a thick collagenous capsule and newly formed bone was removed 73 days after the head injury. Conclusion: An epidural hematoma with mild symptoms can be treated conservatively. When, however, the hematoma is observed not to be naturally absorbed during serial follow-up examinations, surgical removal must be considered, even if the patient's condition is good, because this entity carries the risk of bone calcification and ossification.
AB - Case report: The authors present a rare case of ossified chronic epidural hematoma. A 13-year-old female patient presented with an ossified chronic epidural hematoma. She had sustained a head injury about 10 weeks previously and had received conservative care for a delayed-onset epidural hematoma at a local hospital. Ossification was identified about 4 weeks after the head injury and then progressed rapidly. A chronic epidural hematoma with a thick collagenous capsule and newly formed bone was removed 73 days after the head injury. Conclusion: An epidural hematoma with mild symptoms can be treated conservatively. When, however, the hematoma is observed not to be naturally absorbed during serial follow-up examinations, surgical removal must be considered, even if the patient's condition is good, because this entity carries the risk of bone calcification and ossification.
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