PMID- 31528424 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220410 IS - 2229-5097 (Print) IS - 2152-7806 (Electronic) IS - 2152-7806 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - Retroclival and spinal subdural hematoma after traumatic brain injury - A case report and literature review. PG - 86 LID - 10.25259/SNI-11-2019 [doi] LID - 86 AB - BACKGROUND: Retroclival hematomas are rare and occur mostly in the pediatric population. They are variously attributed to trauma, apoplexy, and vascular lesions. With motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), the mechanism of traumatic injury is forced flexion and extension. There may also be associated cervical spinal and/or clivus fractures warranting fusion. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 35-year-old male sustained a traumatic brain injury after a fall of 5 m at work. His Glasgow coma scale (GCS) on admission was 13 (M6V3O4). He had no cranial nerve deficits. The brain computed tomography (CT) showed a retroclival subdural hematoma that extended to the C2 level. CONCLUSIONS: Most retroclival hematomas are attributed to MVAs, and cranial CT and magnetic resonance studies typically demonstrate a combination of posterior fossa hemorrhage with retroclival hematomas (intra or extradural). Patients with retroclival hematomas but high GCS scores on admission usually have better prognoses following traumatic brain injuries attributed to MVA. Notable however is the frequent association with additional cervical and/or craniocervical injuries (e.g. such as odontoid fracture) that may warrant surgery/fusion. FAU - Solorio-Pineda, Saul AU - Solorio-Pineda S AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Medico "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", ISEM. Av Nicolas San Juan S/N, Colonia ex-Hacienda la Magdalena, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Nieves-Valerdi, Adriana Ailed AU - Nieves-Valerdi AA AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Medico "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", ISEM. Av Nicolas San Juan S/N, Colonia ex-Hacienda la Magdalena, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Franco-Jimenez, Jose Alfonso AU - Franco-Jimenez JA AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Medico "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", ISEM. Av Nicolas San Juan S/N, Colonia ex-Hacienda la Magdalena, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Gutierrez-Aceves, Guillermo Axayacalt AU - Gutierrez-Aceves GA AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Medico "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", ISEM. Av Nicolas San Juan S/N, Colonia ex-Hacienda la Magdalena, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. AD - Radioneurosurgery Unit, Neurological Center, Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Dr. Manuel Velasco Suarez", Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, La Fama, Mexico. AD - American British Cowray Medical Center, Carlos Graef Fernandez No. 154, Col. Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Buenrostro-Torres, Luis Manuel AU - Buenrostro-Torres LM AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Medico "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", ISEM. Av Nicolas San Juan S/N, Colonia ex-Hacienda la Magdalena, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Ruiz-Flores, Milton Inocencio AU - Ruiz-Flores MI AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Medico "Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos", ISEM. Av Nicolas San Juan S/N, Colonia ex-Hacienda la Magdalena, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Case Reports DEP - 20190510 PL - United States TA - Surg Neurol Int JT - Surgical neurology international JID - 101535836 PMC - PMC6744770 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Retroclival hematoma OT - subdural hematoma OT - traumatic brain injury COIS- There are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2019/09/19 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/19 06:01 PMCR- 2019/05/10 CRDT- 2019/09/19 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/09/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - SNI-10-86 [pii] AID - 10.25259/SNI-11-2019 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Surg Neurol Int. 2019 May 10;10:86. doi: 10.25259/SNI-11-2019. eCollection 2019.