Bilateral cortical atrophy after severe brain trauma and extradural homatoma

We report the case of a severe head injured 43-year old male patient with a large extradural hematoma, Glasgow Coma Scale 3 and dilated fixed pupils. Patient was promptly submitted to surgical evacuation of the lesion, but remained in persistent vegetative state in the post-operative time. Head comp...

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Published in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 65; no. 4B; pp. 1237 - 1240
Main Authors:	Louzada, Paulo Roberto, Vaitsman, Rafael Pereira, Souza, Arthur Borges Martins de, Coutinho, Pedro de Oliveira, Lengruber, Renata Teixeira, Neves, Francisco Weldes Brito das, Missaka, Herbert, Lima, Marco Aurélio Albuquerque, Salame, José Massoud
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01-12-2007
Subjects:	Adult Atrophy - etiology Atrophy - surgery Cerebral Cortex - pathology Cerebral Cortex - surgery Craniocerebral Trauma - complications Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnosis Craniocerebral Trauma - surgery Fatal Outcome Glasgow Coma Scale Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial - diagnosis Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial - etiology Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial - surgery Humans Male NEUROSCIENCES PSYCHIATRY Tomography, X-Ray Computed epidural hematoma injúria secundária hematoma extradural secondary injury traumatismo craniano grave severe head injury brain atrophy atrofia cerebral extradural hematoma hematoma epidural
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