Abstract

VALERIANO PAUCAR, Jhino Renson; VILCA PURACA, Eduardo Kepler; YABAR GALINDO, Dimas Eduardo  and  ILLACUTIPA MAMANI, Natali Abad. SUPRA AND INFRATENTORIAL EPIDURAL HEMATOMA IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.2, pp.143-147.  Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 1817-7433.  https://doi.org/10.51581/rccm.v24i2.410.

Traumatic Head Injury is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Its secondary lessons, such as epidural hematomas, are frequently found, but in the posterior fossa it only represents 5% and they are at high risk of complications; in addition, simultaneous supra and infratentorial hematoma is very rare. In the present work, we will present the high-risk surgical management of a patient with a large volume supra- and infratentorial hematoma, describing the possible complications and observing the evolution. Supratentorial craniotomy and sub-occipital craniectomy were performed to evacuate the hematoma. The patient recovered satisfactorily showing improvement in the immediate postoperative period, being discharged recovering global function.

Keywords : Pediatrics; Cranial epidural hematoma; Traumatic injuries of the brain.

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