Asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma--report of three cases

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1993 Aug;33(8):559-63. doi: 10.2176/nmc.33.559.

Abstract

Three adults with asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma are described. Plain skull x-ray films following head trauma disclosed calcified chronic subdural hematomas and computed tomography (CT) revealed large, frontoparietal, calcified hematomas in all cases. A 49-year-old male received hematoma removal because of his lower age and CT evidence of cerebral compression. An 83-year-old male was not operated on and remained asymptomatic. The third patient died of trauma-related injuries. In the non-elderly, surgery for asymptomatic calcified chronic subdural hematoma with significant cerebral compression should be considered for relief of cerebral compression and prevention of possible future brain damage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / mortality
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hematoma, Subdural / diagnostic imaging
  • Hematoma, Subdural / mortality
  • Hematoma, Subdural / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed