Roller coaster headache and subdural hematoma
2000; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 54; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1212/wnl.54.1.264
ISSN1526-632X
AutoresToshio Fukutake, Seiichiro Mine, Iwao Yamakami, Akira Yamaura, Tetsuo Hattori,
Tópico(s)Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
ResumoRiding giant roller coasters may increase the risk of subdural hematomas. There have been three recent case reports on the topic.1–3 A 26-year-old man developed bilateral subdural hematomas after riding a double-loop, corkscrew-type roller coaster.1 A 64-year-old hypertensive man had headaches after his first roller-coaster ride and developed a left-sided chronic subdural hematoma after 11 more rides. These two cases had successful surgical evacuation.1–2 A fatal outcome was reported in a 73-year-old man being treated with warfarin.3 This patient developed a left-sided subdural hematoma and a parenchymal temporal hematoma 5 days after a roller-coaster ride. Despite surgery, he died 13 days later. We report the new case of a previously healthy woman who developed headaches and bilateral chronic subdural hematomas after a series of roller-coaster rides. A 24-year-old Japanese woman visited our hospital with a headache of 4 days duration. She was otherwise in good health and did not previously have headaches. …
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