Nonsurgical Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Nonsurgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma with tranexamic acid.

OBJECT Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common condition after head trauma. It can often be successfully treated surgically by inserting a bur hole and draining the liquefied hematoma. However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, for nonemergency cases not requiring surgery, no reports have indicated the best approach for preventing hematoma enlargement or resolving it completely. The a...

Evidence-Based Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Treatment and Outcome of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Sub-Saharan Afrcia and the Country of Benin

Background & Aim: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common neurosurgical pathology. The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of this pathology and the results in treating it combined from three hospital centers in Benin. Methods & Materials/Patients: From September 2010 to September 2013 a multi-center, retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in three h...

Chronic Subdural Subtentorial Hematoma

Case I. Robert M. was 4 years old when first seen at the Children's Hospital of Michigan because of headache, drowsiness, vomiting, and unsteadiness on his feet of 6 weeks' duration. He had been delivered with forceps after a long difficult labor. He still carried prominent forceps markings behind each ear and a deep scar over the occiput. During the first few months of life he developed a mark...

Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Chronic subdural hematoma may be defined as hematoma within the subdural space, limited by a fibrous envelope and covered on the arachnoidal surface by mesothelium. Clinically, it is characterized by symptoms which appear, after a variable latent period, following cerebral trauma. Marked physical debility aand psychopathic changes may ensue, and it is only the comparatively recent understanding...