Author/Authors :
Kara، Hasan نويسنده Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Kara, Hasan , Bayir، Aysegul نويسنده Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Bayir, Aysegul , Ak، Ahmet نويسنده Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Ak, Ahmet , Degirmenci، Selim نويسنده Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Degirmenci, Selim , Istanbulluoglu، Rabia نويسنده Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Istanbulluoglu, Rabia
Abstract :
Acute subdural hematoma is a neurosurgical emergency. Emergency and a serious trauma with high mortality
rates. Idiopathic brain calcification, also called bilateral striopallidodentate calcinosis, is rare disease characterized
by symmetric cerebral calcifications. Calcifications are demonstrated on computed tomography (CT) usually taken
for other reasons. CT findings in these cases may be confused with subarachnoid hemorrhaging. A 79-year-old
female patient was admitted to the emergency room presenting with seizure and confusion. She had a history of
atrial fibrillation for which she was using anticoagulants. On physical and neurologic examinations, she was confused
with limited orientation and cooperation. Her Glasgow Coma Scale score was 10. Her serum hemoglobin
was 9.2 g/dl and her international normalized ratio was 5.02. Her cranial CT revealed bilateral striopallidodentate
calcinosis accompanied by an acute subdural hematoma on a bilateral chronic basis and this case was evaluated
in light of literature.
