Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 147-151 , March 2008

Bilateral Subdural Hematomas Caused by Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension

  • Hsin-Hung Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hsin-Hung Chen, Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chun-I Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, The Neurological Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shu-Shya Hseu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Jiing-Feng Lirng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 29 June 2007 ,Accepted 17 September 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70007-8

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70007-8

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 147-151 , March 2008

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