The chronic subdural hematoma is a common pathology in elderly patients. There is usually a history of head trauma. The diagnosis of chronic subdural hematomas in young patients is very rare and few cases have been reported in the literature. The authors present a case of a patient of 16 years old who presented headache of two months of evolution, which was conducted by tomography diagnosis of chronic subdural hematoma. The patient had no history of mild trauma. Surgical management was performed, showing a satisfactory evolution