Spontaneous intracranial extradural haematoma associated with frontal sinusitis and orbital involvement

Neurol Sci. 2012 Apr;33(2):435-9. doi: 10.1007/s10072-011-0758-2. Epub 2011 Sep 9.

Abstract

Intracranial extradural hematoma is usually traumatic. Rarely, it can occur spontaneously associated with coagulative disorders (spontaneous or iatrogenic), dural vascular malformation, cranio-facial tumors and infections. In these cases, spontaneous extradural hematoma (SEH) is a serious event that needs to be recognized and managed in time to avoid fatal outcome. The authors report a case of a 12-year-old young girl with a 3-year history of right frontal sinusitis treated urgently for a right frontal extradural hematoma involving the orbit. Diagnosis and management of this case is discussed reviewing the pertinent literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Child
  • Female
  • Frontal Sinusitis* / complications
  • Frontal Sinusitis* / diagnosis
  • Frontal Sinusitis* / therapy
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial* / complications
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial* / diagnosis
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Prefrontal Cortex / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed