Traumatic subdural haematoma with electrocardiographic abnormalities simulating myocardial infarction

A 58-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse and smoking presented with a subdural haematoma due to head trauma after alcohol intoxication. He was disorientated; general and specific cardiological and neurological examinationswere unremarkable. Cardiac troponin T (0.053 μg/l), N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (768 pg/ml) and serum ethanol (3316 mg/l) were elevated.