For chronic subdural hematomas, ... Their average age was 72. Of the 400 patients, 40 were enrolled through UBMD Neurosurgery and treated through the Gates Vascular Institute.

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, ...

Although some chronic subdural hematomas may heal on their own, ... aimed at reducing the blood supply to inflamed vascular membranes in the dura.

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 ...

In this case, the patient likely had a previous subdural hematoma, and then rebled. Subdural hematomas are recognized by their crescent shape overlying and compressing the brain. They are arbitrarily ...

A chronic (non-acute) subdural hematoma is a commonly encountered problem, particularly in older adults. It often forms due to an acute subdural hematoma that will not go away. Instead of breaking ...

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 ...

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

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 novel combination of surgery and embolization used to treat subdural hematomas, bleeding between the brain and its protective membrane due to trauma, reduces the risk of follow-up surgeries ...

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"Considering chronic subdural hematomas are more likely to develop in people aged 60 and older, the need for treatment in our aging population is growing," Dr. Knopman said.