GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Not only is routine computed tomography (CT) to check for recurrence after evacuation surgery for chronic subdural hematoma unnecessary, but patients scanned on an as-needed basis ...

A 75 year-old man developed progressive confusion, drowsiness and weakness of the left arm and leg. Subdural Hematoma (Subacute). Axial CT scans. On CT scan, the findings may be subtle - acute blood ...

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 ...

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, ...

MANY of the basic works in neurology comment on the rarity of seizures in chronic subdural hematoma. 1–3 Indeed, it is almost a maxim in many neurologic centers that the two are only rarely associated ...

BARCELONA, Spain — A new randomized trial of embolization of the middle meningeal artery (EMMA) following surgery for chronic subdural hematoma showed striking results, with a major drop in 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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Chronic subdural hematomas frequently affect adults over 65, and recurrence rates remain high after traditional ...

A 72 year-old man developed a change in personality and mild weakness of the left arm and leg, which he denied. Subdural Hematoma (Acute). Axial CT scans without contrast. Note the crescent shape ...