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<journal-id>2524-177X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista médica del Hospital General de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2524-177X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Médica del Hospital General de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2524-177X2024000500001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/hgmx.23000020</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidural hematoma of the vertex. Report of three cases]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pelayo-Salazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mallyolo E.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Olva-Ruíz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ricardo A.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Campos-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ures E.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Echeverría-Mayrén]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López-Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio C.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Department of Neurosurgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Puebla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Central Sur de Alta Especialidad (H.C.S.A.E.)  Department of Neurosurgery]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Postgraduate Studies Division ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas School of Medicine of Tampico Dr. Alberto Romo Caballero ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Tampico ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>87</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>5</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2524-177X2024000500001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2524-177X2024000500001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2524-177X2024000500001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: Epidural hematomas of the vertex occur after trauma that produces diastasis or fracture of the sagittal suture, accompanied by tearing of the superior sagittal sinus, diploe bleeding, or dural tear.  Methods: The objective of the study was to show the different treatment options for patients with epidural hematomas of the vertex.  Discussion and Conclusions: The series presented here contrasts the management offered to each patient, where the first case had a scheduled surgical resolution after medical surveillance, while the other two cases were not surgically managed and were only kept under surveillance.]]></p></abstract>
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