An epidural hematoma is a serious head injury that tears a blood vessel just under your skull, on top of the brain's outer membrane, called the "dura." It often happens when you fracture your skull ...

Your body's circulatory system is a wondrous thing. It's made up of blood vessels that carry blood to and from your heart and also pumps blood to your lungs so you can breathe. It helps grow and ...

An aural (ear) hematoma refers to the collection of blood in the cat's earflap or cartilage. It appears as a swelling that feels soft and hot. The primary cause of aural hematoma is a self-induced ...

If you’ve ever injured your fingernail or toenail, you may have noticed blood pooling under the nail bed’s surface. This bruising is called a subungual hematoma. It’s usually caused by a crushing or ...

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 ...

A bruise usually involves damage to skin and tissue in the body, which results in swelling and skin discoloration. A hematoma is caused by damage to the blood vessels, which causes blood to pool in ...

LOS ANGELES ― Previous research has led to questions concerning the value of administering the steroid dexamethasone to patients with chronic subdural hematoma before surgery. Now, a small new study ...

Dexamethasone treatment failed to demonstrate noninferiority to surgery for chronic subdural hematoma and was associated with more complications and a greater risk of later surgery, according to ...

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Nonacute subdural hematoma is common among older persons. With an aging population and increasing use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents, subdural hematoma is projected to become the most common ...

In this multicenter, open-label, controlled, noninferiority trial, we randomly assigned symptomatic patients with chronic subdural hematoma in a 1:1 ratio to a 19-day tapering course of dexamethasone ...