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Left Hemispherical Subdural Hematoma on the Same Side as the Motor Deficit (Kernohan)

2024; Scientific Research Publishing; Volume: 14; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4236/ojmn.2024.143022

2163-0585

M. Chérif, Ibrahima Berete, Ibrahima Sory Souaré, Alpha Boubacar Bah, Seylan Diawara, Boubacar Atigou Dramé, Aboubacar M’mah Camara, Elisabeth Traore, Mohamed Sylla, Oumar Sow, L. K. Beavogui, Ibrahima Sory Jnr Souaré,

Spinal Hematomas and Complications

Chronic subdural hematoma represents 25% of traumatic subdural collections; common in elderly subjects with a clear male predominance. It occurs over the age of 50 in more than 90% of cases and 50% of patients have no history of head trauma even if the latter remains the main risk factor with others such as coagulopathy, anticoagulant treatment, chronic alcoholic poisoning. Its discovery is rarely fortuitous and has an important clinical polymorphism including an intracranial hypertension syndrome (complete or incomplete). We report a clinical case of a left hemispheric subacute subdural hematoma with post-traumatic falcorial involvement in a 70-year-old patient admitted with a picture of impaired consciousness and weakness of the left hemibody. The objective of this work is to draw the attention of neurosurgeons and neurologists to the paradoxical existence of the neurological deficit on the same side as the causal brain lesion.