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Research Article| Volume 3, ISSUE 3, P201-206, September 1979

Subdural hygroma: Diagnosis with computed tomography

  • Kurt A. Jaeckle
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    Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kurt A. Jaeckle, M.D., Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
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    Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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  • Joseph H. Allen
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    Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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      Nine cases are reported that fulfilled the criteria for diagnosis of subdural hygroma. With the availability of serial computed tomographic (CT) scans, it is possible to document non-invasively the appearance of CSF-density subdural fluid where no prior blood accumulation has been present.
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