Spontaneous acute subdural hematoma and primary thrombocytosis in infants. Clinical case
De Riu, P.L.
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica Medical and Surgical Pediatrics 5(4): 263-265
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-5387 PMID: 6685866 Document Number: 201506
Acute subdural hematoma in infancy and childhood is relatively rare, causes being both traumatic and atraumatic. This is a case of an infant with spontaneous acute hemorrhage, convulsion and transient idiopathic platelets elevation. A search in the literature revealed it is one of few cases of Primary Thrombocytosis of the infancy up to date described. The association between thrombocytosis and central nervous system disease is remarked.