CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA OCCURED IN A HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS : CASE REPORT

Chronic subdural hematoma is a seldom event in hemodialysis patients. In this article spontaneous chronic subdural hematoma occurred in a hemodialysis patient of 61 year-old-male was reported. He had a headache history for last one month but without any history of trauma or chronic anticoagulant treatment. The neurological and all other examination findings, and prothrombin time, and activated partial thromboplastin time were found normal. Cranial compoterized tomography (CT) scan showed a heterogenousdensity hematoma at the right tempora-parietal convexity. At the same day, the aspiration and irrigation was made by a right-sided burr hole. During postoperative period, neurological examination was normal, and hemodialysis sessions were performed without heparin. Although neurological examination was normal in hemodialysis cases with chronic headache cranial CT should be performed.