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Multiple Forms of Epileptic Attacks Secondary to a Small Chronic Subdural Haematoma BMJ 299:439-441, Jones,S.C.,et al, 1989 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Since the introduction of computed tomography(CT)small or asymptomatic chronic subdural haematomas have been recognised with increasing frequency,though their detection may depend on the use of contrast enhancing agents.Patients with chronic subdural haematoma commonly present with headache,disturbances of higher cerebral function such as personality change and confusion,or features of raised intracranial pressure. Hemiparesis,with dysphasia if the lesion is over the dominant hemisphere, is the most frequent focal neurological deficit.Epilepsy is traditionally thought of as a rare presenting feature.We describe a patient in whom several different forms of epilepsy were the only clinical manifestations of a very small chronic subdural haematoma.

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