Conservative management of a large temporal epidural hematoma associated with an incidental middle cranial fossa arachnoid cyst: A case report
Ioannis Tsakiridis, Christos Grigoriadis · 2026
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Ioannis Tsakiridis and Christos Grigoriadis report a head injury case managed without surgery, in a paper published in twenty twenty-six. The injury, a blood clot pressing between skull and brain cover, usually calls for urgent operation. The patient also held a harmless fluid cyst in the same region, found by chance on scans. That pairing is uncommon and can cloud judgment.
The patient, a twenty-seven-year-old football player, came in with headache and dizziness after a head clash. His exam was normal, yet scans showed a thick clot with no skull break. The cyst may have given the blood extra room, since the brain's midline barely shifted. He stayed stable under close watch, and later scans showed the clot holding steady. The authors urge case-by-case care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ioannis Tsakiridis, Christos Grigoriadis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |