A subdural haematoma without a history of trauma or vascular malformation is rare, indeed, in a young healthy individual. The following report describes a case of a 37 year old man with rare but recognised cause of subdural haematoma. His symptoms and assessment are discussed…anyone working in acute medicine, surgery or general practice might be […]
Month: July 2011
Traumatic subcutaneous haematoma causing skin necrosis
A 79 year old lady trips over and hurts her leg. She develops a large haematoma and is initially managed expectantly. She is on warfarin, however, and eventually requires debridement and a skin graft. The case describes the pitfalls in the management of seemingly benign injuries in patients who are anticoagulated and outlines the management […]
A rare cause of seizure masquerading as neoplasm
This is a concise, instructive, and very well-written report of a patient suffering from primary cerebral vasculitis. Firstly, it highlights the fact that obtaining histopathological specimens is of paramount importance for the further management of patients with cerebral mass-like lesions, and secondly, it reminds the reader that cerebral vasculitis is, as in other body regions, […]