Clinical review reveals life-saving benefits of timely surgery for posterior fossa subdural hematomas in neonates, highlighting the need to investigate underlying etiologies.
PFSDHs are rare but important lesions to diagnose early in the neonatal period. Surgery can be life-saving when performed in a timely manner for signs and symptoms of brain stem dysfunction. A search for an underlying cause predisposing to a PFSDH may, on occasion, reveal a coagulation disturbance or a neoplasm that will require additional therapeutic considerations.
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