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. 2023 May 7;11(1):e37.
doi: 10.22037/aaem.v11i1.2030. eCollection 2023.

An 85-Year-Old Man with Gradual Decrease in the Level of Consciousness and Vomiting; a Photo Quiz

Talayeh Mirkarimi  1 , Mohammad Salek  2
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An 85-Year-Old Man with Gradual Decrease in the Level of Consciousness and Vomiting; a Photo Quiz

Talayeh Mirkarimi et al. Arch Acad Emerg Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Acute; Chronic; Hematoma; Subdural; Trephining.

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TM and MS declare that they have no conflict of interest

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Brain computed tomography (CT) scan of the patient without contrast materials
Figure (2)
Figure (2)
Post-surgery spiral brain computed tomography scan without contrast after burr hole insertion; revealing appropriate evacuation of subdural hematoma in both sides
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