What is a subdural hematoma? A subdural hematoma occurs when blood collects between the layers of the tissue surrounding the brain. The most common cause of this condition is usually severe head ...

MANY of the basic works in neurology comment on the rarity of seizures in chronic subdural hematoma. 1–3 Indeed, it is almost a maxim in many neurologic centers that the two are only rarely associated ...

A person with a head injury requires immediate medical attention. Although a person may not initially feel as if much is wrong, bleeding can occur within the skull. Internal bleeding can lead to ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My mother is in her 70s. She fell a few weeks ago but seemed fine. Then she started to have double vision and some trouble with balance. A CT scan revealed a subdural hematoma. Her ...

Arsenal Medical announced that the FDA granted investigational device exemption approval for the RADIANT pivotal trial. The ...

An 87 year-old man developed progressive confusion and difficulty walking several weeks after minor head trauma. Bilateral Subdural Hematomas (Acute). (Left) T1-weighted axial MRI; (Right) T2-weighted ...

In this multicenter, open-label, controlled, noninferiority trial, we randomly assigned symptomatic patients with chronic subdural hematoma in a 1:1 ratio to a 19-day tapering course of dexamethasone ...

A 72 year-old man developed a change in personality and mild weakness of the left arm and leg, which he denied. Subdural Hematoma (Acute). Axial CT scans without contrast. Note the crescent shape ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rapid SDH demonstrated 92.4% sensitivity and 98.7% specificity in identifying subdural hematoma types. Median ...

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LOS ANGELES ― Previous research has led to questions concerning the value of administering the steroid dexamethasone to patients with chronic subdural hematoma before surgery. Now, a small new study ...

Dexamethasone treatment failed to demonstrate noninferiority to surgery for chronic subdural hematoma and was associated with more complications and a greater risk of later surgery, according to ...