When doctors suspect that a patient may have a subdural hematoma, they use a computed tomography (CT) scan of the head to make a definite diagnosis. A CT scan combines a series of X-ray images taken ...

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 ...

Associated brain damage, compression and interference with either arterial blood supply or venous drainage are the likely possibilities for the pathogenesis of seizures in chronic subdural hematoma.

— 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 ...

Lucky No. 7 arrived just last week, when the agency greenlighted Viz.ai’s latest AI tool: an algorithm that aims to detect both acute and chronic subdural hematomas in CT images of the brain ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DOA 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 head ...

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 ...

New technique might better treat hematoma brain bleeds. By Ernie Mundell, HealthDay News. ... who are the most prevalent group suffering from chronic subdural hematomas," he added.

The study involved 400 patients with subdural hematomas treated at 39 medical centers. The patients, who averaged 72 years of age, got either standard hematoma surgery (203 patients) or surgery ...

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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, ...

New research finds that combining traditional surgery to drain the bleed and an embolization of a nearby artery can cut the need for repeat surgeries The combo procedure could become a new ...