Are spontaneous epidural haematomas a rare complication in sickle cell disease? A report of two new cases

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-410

  Kalala Okito, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Van Damme, O ^b   Calliauw, L ^b   Al Moutaery, Khalaf ^c   Servadei, Franco ^c  

^a RDC   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c University Hospital Ghent ^*

Author keywords

Orbital compression syndrome; Sickle cell disease; Spontaneous epidural cerebral haematoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; REHYDRATION; SEPTICEMIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; CONGO; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ORBIT DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYNDROME;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONGO; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862353107     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0214-z     Document Type: Article

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