Delayed development of extradural haematomas

• DOI: 10.1007/bf01401747
• Publication Date: 2005-04-02T21:43:36Z
• Authors: H. Fankhauser; M. Kiener
• Keywords: Brain Diseases; Hematoma; Time Factors; Adolescent; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Female; Dura Mater; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; False Negative Reactions; Cerebral Hemorrhage

Two cases of extradural haematoma of delayed onset, demonstrated by serial computed tomography (CT), are presented. the first patient developed a fatal posterior fossa haematoma, which was not present on the initial CT four hours after the accident. The second patient developed a right parietal haematoma, which was not present on the CT two and a half hours after the accident. These cases are in disagreement with the hypothesis that extradural haematomas reach near maximum size within minutes after trauma.