Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO A subdural bleed, also called a subdural hematoma, is a type of brain bleed in which the blood pools between the skull and the brain. It is usually caused by ...

Acute Subdural Hematoma. Acute subdural hematomas usually occur because of a head injury. In cases that need immediate treatment, patients will undergo traditional surgery in which a portion of the ...

Subdural Hematoma (Acute). Axial CT scans without contrast. Note the acute left subdural hematoma (SDH). The subdural hematoma also extends over the tentorium. Lastly, note the large subcutaneous ...

A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, ...

MANY of the basic works in neurology comment on the rarity of seizures in chronic subdural hematoma.1 2 3 Indeed, it is almost a maxim in many neurologic centers that the two are only rarely associ ...

A hematoma is similar to a bruise, but the damage that causes it occurs in larger blood vessels. It can lead to swelling, discoloration, and warmth and may require medical treatment. While many ...

Between December 2020 and August 2023, Dr. Knopman and his colleagues studied 400 adults who had chronic subdural hematoma from 39 medical centers, including NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell ...

A novel imaging analysis technique registered a high degree of sensitivity and specificity in identifying both presence and type of subdural hematoma, or SDH, data from a comparative analysis show ...

If the patient develops an expanding subdural hematoma, these elements must shift to accommodate the mass. Since the cranial volume is a constant, part of the cranial contents will herniate through ...