CT of the cervical spine revealed no acute pathology. CT imaging of the brain revealed an acute 1.3-cm subdural hematoma over the right convexity and 1.5 cm of midline shift to the left.

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO A 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 ...

A subdural hematoma occurs when blood collects between the layers of the tissue surrounding the brain. The most common cause of this condition is usually severe head injuries or trauma to the head.

Mortality in elderly patients operated for an acute subdural hematoma: A surgical case series. World Neurosurgery, 2015; DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.10.095 ...

“In addition to demonstrating the role that the middle meningeal artery plays in the formation and recurrence of subdural hematomas, we have discovered an entirely new facet about the brain that has ...

The incidence of subdural hematomas is increasing, especially in people 75 and older, with the trend occurring at the same time as antithrombotics are being used more frequently, a Danish study shows.

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 ...

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, ...