Epidural hematoma after minor trauma on patient with biparietal osteodystrophy

• Published in: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 57 - 58
• Main Authors: Yılmaz, Muhammet Bahadır, Egemen, Emrah, Ozbakır, Bora, Tekiner, Ayhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Neurosurgical Society 01-01-2013; 대한신경외과학회
• Subjects: Case Report; 신경외과학; Parietal bone thinning; Epidural hematoma; Osteodystrophy; Biparietal osteodystrophy
• ISSN: 2005-3711; 1598-7876
• DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2013.53.1.57

Thinning of parietal bone bilaterally is extremely rare but well known phenomenon. Approximate prevalence is 0.4-0.5% according to radiological scans, case reports and anthropologic researches. Even though biparietal osteodystrophy occurs mostly in over 60-year-old women, it shows no special association with race or geographical area tendency. Current definition was changed by understanding that is a pathological situation, not an anatomical variety or result of growing old in time. Biparietal osteodystrophy may have an unusual presentation and treatment still remains unclear. We aim to present a patient with biparietal osteodystrophy associated with minor head trauma that caused parietal fracture and epidural hematoma underneath.