Subdural hematomas are recognized by their crescent shape overlying and compressing the brain. They are arbitrarily divided into three types: acute (< 4 days), subacute (4-21 days) and chronic (> 21 ...

A CT scan combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles and uses computer software to create cross-sectional images ... Chronic subdural hematomas, in particular, can be complicated ...

A chronic subdural hematoma can be asymptomatic (with few, if any, symptoms) for a long time. ... (CT) scan. This quick test can detect blood, allowing a prompt diagnosis.

Heit and colleagues additionally reported that sensitivity for detection of chronic SDH (91.5%; 95% CI, 80.1-.96.6) did not differ from either acute or subacute SDH (92.7%; 95% CI, 86.3-96.3 ...

The role of glucocorticoids without surgical evacuation in the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma is unclear.In this multicenter, open-label, controlled, noninferiority trial, we randomly assig ...

In the surgical cohort, subdural hematoma recurrence or progression requiring surgical drainage through 90 days occurred in 4.1% of patients randomized to embolization with the Onyx liquid ...

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 ...

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, ...

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