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 ...

Subdural Hematoma (Subacute). Axial CT scans. On CT scan, the findings may be subtle - acute blood is bright; chronic blood is dark, but subacute blood may be isointense, as in this case. If one looks ...

This occurrence is called a subdural hematoma and can become life-threatening if left untreated. Abdominal hematomas are also serious and often manifest as blood in the urine or stool.

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.

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 ...

A subdural hematoma can resemble a stroke, but I expect that the symptoms are permanent, at least until the pressure is relieved by draining the blood. Nevertheless, the event that you had ...

Although subdural hematomas can occur at any age, they are most likely to occur in people your mother’s age. That may be because blood vessels are more fragile as people reach their 70s.

Subdural hematomas, on the other hand, develop between the dura and the next layer of tissue, the arachnoid layer. Babies, athletes, people over age 65, and people who regularly drink a lot of ...

Chronic subdural hematoma is a common disorder and has been increasing in prevalence owing to the aging of the population and the widespread use of anticoagulant medication. 1,2 Minor head trauma ...

Chronic subdural hematoma occurs in 127.1 of every 100,000 patients aged older than 80 years, according to researchers.

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 ...

Subdural Hematoma (Subacute). Axial CT scans. Note the isointense right sudural hematoma with obvious mass effect on the adjacent hemisphere. Isointense subdural hematomas can be easily missed.