Serial CT Findings of a Rapidly Calcified Epidural Hematoma in a Young Adult: A Case Report |
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| Authors: | Byung Hoon Lee MD Yoon Joon Hwang MD Chan‐Young Choi MD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, , Goyang, Korea;2. Department of Neurosurgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, , Goyang, Korea |
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| Abstract: | We report serial computed tomography (CT) findings in a rare case of a rapidly calcified epidural hematoma. A 21‐year‐old female patient was admitted to our hospital after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. An initial cranial CT revealed a right frontal bone fracture. She complained of right frontal headache, but showed no neurological deficit or tendency for bleeding. Therefore, she was treated conservatively without surgical intervention. Follow‐up CT revealed an ossified epidural hematoma (EDH) 17 days after the head injury, and the ossification later thickened. However, a decrease in the width of the EDH was observed during the 9 months of follow‐up during which serial CT images were acquired. The EDH resolved 9 months after the initial trauma, but the calcification layer remained thickened. |
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| Keywords: | Calcification epidural hematoma ossification trauma |
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