Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2020, 164(2):209-212 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2019.041

Chronic calcified subdural hematoma - case report of a rare diagnosis

Pavol Snopko, Branislav Kolarovszki, Rene Opsenak, Martin Hanko, Martin Benco
Clinic of Neurosurgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava and University Hospital in Martin, Martin, Slovak Republic

Introduction: Chronic calcified/ossified subdural hematoma is a rare diagnosis. The incidence of chronic calcified subdural hematoma is 0.3-2.7% of all chronic subdural hematomas. Surgical treatment is indicated in most cases, but there is still some controversy.

Materials and Methods: We present a case report of 81-year-old woman with calcified chronic subdural hematoma. Patient underwent an osteoplastic left craniotomy, evacuation of chronic subdural mass with careful dissection andsuccessful removal of inner and outer membrane. Postoperative CT scan showed removal of subdural hematoma, decrease of left shift of median line and good brain re-expansion. Postoperative period was without any serious complications.

Results: Subdural hematoma was successfully removed, resulting in a good recovery with complete resolution of patients symptoms. From our experience, we highly recommend surgical treatment in cases of chronic symptomatic calcified subdural hematomas.

Keywords: subdural hematoma, ossified, calcified, surgical treatment

Received: May 22, 2019; Accepted: August 12, 2019; Prepublished online: September 26, 2019; Published: June 18, 2020  Show citation

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Snopko, P., Kolarovszki, B., Opsenak, R., Hanko, M., & Benco, M. (2020). Chronic calcified subdural hematoma - case report of a rare diagnosis. Biomedical papers, 164(2), 209-212. doi: 10.5507/bp.2019.041
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