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Illustration of the location of the epidural hemorrhage compared with the normal-right-side.
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An epidural hemorrhage usually comes as a result of traumatic brain injuries. In this case, a sickle cell anemia patient suffered from a non-traumatic epidural hemorrhage which is an abnormal finding for a pediatric patient.
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... was no a previous history of trauma or any injury. A CT scan was requested for the patient which showed an epidural hemorrhage (EDH) see Figure 1 on the left side see Figure 2. The laboratory blood test for red blood cell count and hemoglobin S evaluation came positive for sickle cell anemia. ...
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