Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage - coup-contrecoup injury

Case contributed by Henry Knipe , 29 Jan 2015
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Tim Luijkx, 30 Jan 2015

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a left frontoparietal and right temporo-parieto-occipital distribution. Small volume of haemorrhage in the basal cisterns. Left tentorium cerebelli subdural haematoma measuring up to 3mm3 mm. Ventricles, sulcal pattern and basal cisterns are age-appropriate. No skull fracture. Large left frontal subcutaneous haematoma.

Conclusion:

Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a traumatic coup-contrecoup pattern.

Thin left tentorium cerebelli subdural haematoma.

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