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 ...

The signal is bright on T2- and dark on T1-weighted images, signifying acute blood . Also, note there is a small subdural hematoma in the contralateral frontal lobe, seen best on the T1-weighted image ...

Subdural hematoma is a common condition, with an incidence in the general population estimated at 1-21 per 100,000 individuals per year. Older people have high risk, ...

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 ...

Chronic subdural hematoma is a common disorder and has been increasing in prevalence owing to the aging of the population and the widespread use of anticoagulant medication. 1,2 Minor head trauma ...

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 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 ...

The first difference is related to size. "While both bruises and hematomas result from bleeding under the skin, a hematoma is usually more pronounced due to a larger accumulation of blood," says ...

In the DECSA trial, the odds ratio of a better functional outcome score with dexamethasone versus burr-hole drainage landed at 0.55 (95% CI 0.34-0.90), with the lower CI bound needing to avoid ...