Crandon I W, Eldemire-Shearer D, Fearon-Boothe D, Morris C, James K
Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
West Indian Med J. 2007 Dec;56(6):547-9.
The authors present two elderly patients with chronic subdural haematomas following minor trauma. The difficulty associated with making the diagnosis is discussed. A high index of suspicion and routine follow-up of such patients is recommended in order to promote early diagnosis and prompt treatment of this reversible cause of dementia.
作者介绍了两名在轻微创伤后出现慢性硬膜下血肿的老年患者。讨论了诊断方面存在的困难。建议对此类患者保持高度怀疑并进行常规随访,以促进对这种可逆性痴呆病因的早期诊断和及时治疗。