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Unusual evolution of a post-traumatic subdural haematoma

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The authors describe a case of a post-traumatic subdural haematoma with an unusual evolution in two phases, one slow, the other very rapid. The rapidity of the evolution was caused by the rupture of a cortical dural artery, shown angiographically.

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  1. P. Ciappetta

    Present address: Division of Neurosurgery, Di Venere Hospital, Bari-Carbonara, Italy

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    P. Bruni

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Ciappetta, P., Bruni, P. Unusual evolution of a post-traumatic subdural haematoma. Acta neurochir 51, 83–86 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401797

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