Summary
A change in behaviour was noted in a 40-year-old male. After 3 weeks a CT scan was performed and disclosed a parietal epidural lesion with partial rim enhancement. A chronic, clotted, epidural haematoma was removed by operation.
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de Vries, J., Wattendorff, A.R. & Hekster, R.E.M. Chronic epidural haematoma with partial rim enhancement. Neuroradiology 22, 167–168 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346762
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