2021 · ANESTHESIE & REANIMATION

Coma secondary to bilateral subdural haematomas without intracranial hypertension

Bronnert, Romain, Godard, Sophie, Labriffe, Matthieu, Ter Minassian, Aram

Journal
ANESTHESIE & REANIMATION
Année
2021
Volume
7
Numéro
5
Pages
351-355
Mois
SEP
DOI
10.1016/j.anrea.2021.07.001

Abstract

Intracranial hypotension syndrome is widely described in medical literature since 1938. Most case reports portray the less severe symptoms (as headache or tiredness) whereas coma and/or cases ending with death are underrepresented. This article relates the clinical case of a 77-year-old woman who suffered an intracranial hypotension syndrome resulting in a coma and in fine to her death.

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