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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2009 September;53(3):141-3

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language: English

Chronic emispheric subdural hematoma in a patient with antibodies antiphospholipid syndrome: case report

Carangelo B., Peri G., Signori G., Palma L. ✉

Department of Ophthalmological and Neurosurgical Sciences, Neurosurgical Clinic, Siena University Medical School, Siena, Italy

The treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) was developed through a wide range of methods and technique. The excellent surgical treatment of CSDH is still controversial. The authors report a case of chronic subdural hematoma in a patient with antibodies antipospholipidis sindrome (S. of Hughes). Antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by arterial or venous thrombosis, and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APL). APL are considered to be a cause of an acquired hypercoagulable state leading to stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA).