Jjd. Bosma et al., Spontaneous chronic and subacute subdural haematoma in young adults - Report of three cases and review of the literature, ACT NEUROCH, 142(11), 2000, pp. 1307-1310
Spontaneous subacute and chronic haematoma in young adults is rare. It has
not been previously reported in this age group. We present three cases of c
hronic and subacute subdural haematoma in young adults, in one of whom the
diagnosis was certainly delayed.
All three patients underwent burrhole evacuation and made a full neurologic
al recovery. A cause for the haematoma was never established. The literatur
e on the subject, which is scanty, is reviewed and the condition is briefly
discussed. The aetiology remains obscure.