The treatment of choice for large, acute SDHs is surgical evacuation. Smaller SDHs may be managed conservatively, with careful monitoring for signs of neurologic deterioratio...
In general, long-term outcome is related to t...
Foerster BR, Petrou M, Lin D, et al. Neuroimaging evaluation of non-accidental head trauma with correlation to clinical outcomes: a review of 57 cases. J Pediatr. 2009;154(4):...
852.20 Subdural hemorrhage following injury without mention of open intracranial wound, unspecified state of consciousness
767.0 Subdural and cerebral hemorrhage
432.1 Subdural hemorrhage
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Q: When did the bleed occur?
A: With chronic SDHs, the time and type of injury may be difficult to establish because no trauma may be reported and the trauma may have occurred weeks or months befor...
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Figure 96.2. A male presents 3 weeks after a fall, with increased sleepiness and change in personality. Cranial CT scan demonstrates a chronic subdural hematoma.
Figure 96.2. A male presents 3 weeks after a fall, with increased sleepiness and change in personality. Cranial CT scan demonstrates a ch...
Figure 96.5. An elderly woman with change of mental status after a fall. Note the bilateral, subacute subdural hematoma, with varying densities and layering.
Figure 96.5. An elderly woman with change of mental status after a fall. Note the bilateral, subacute subdural hematoma, with varying den...
<bold>Figure 12.26. Acute subdural hematoma. A.</bold> CT image shows a faint area of increased density on the left (<italic>arrow</bold>). Axial <bold>(B)</bold> and coronal <bold>(C)</bold> T1-weighted MR images show the lentiform hematoma (<italic>arrows</bold>) to greater advantage than does the CT image. Notice the compression of the brain and distortion of the left lateral ventricle in C.
<bold>Figure 12.26. Acute subdural hematoma. A.</bold> CT image shows a faint area of increased density on the left (<itali...
Subdural hematoma. Coronal section through the skull and brain reveals a subdural hematoma. The dark area in the upper left area is the hematoma.
Subdural hematoma. Coronal section through the skull and brain reveals a subdural hematoma. The dark area in the upper left area is the h...
<bold><italic>Figure 23-18</bold> Acute subdural hematoma.</bold> This gross autopsy study was done after a mild head injury in a patient taking anticoagulants. <bold>A,</bold> Brain in the cranial case. Blood is visible through the intact dura mater. <bold>B,</bold> The dura mater has been removed from the brain.
<bold><italic>Figure 23-18</bold> Acute subdural hematoma.</bold> This gross autopsy study was done after a mild h...
FIG. 10.23. Intracranial manifestations of head injury. A: Note the hypodense subdural hematoma (arrows). There is ipsilateral compression of the ventricles and contralateral midline shift. B: Epidural bleed (arrows) with some soft-tissue swelling of the scalp.
FIG. 10.23. Intracranial manifestations of head injury. A: Note the hypodense subdural hematoma (arrows). There is ipsilateral compression ...