Treatment of Subdural Hematoma the Result of War Injury

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...

Evidence-Based Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Interhemispheric Acute Subdural Hematoma: A Distinct Entity of Subdural Hematoma

We wish to notify the readers on a rare case of interhemispheric acute subdural hematoma (ASH) who presented to our emergency department (ED) with a falx syndrome of contralateral hemiparesis in lower extremity and severe headache. A 25-year-old previously healthy man was involved in a traffic accident and presented to our ED with complaints of repeated vomiting and severe headache. On arrival ...

Traumatic Spinal Subdural Hematoma with Intracranial Subdural Hematoma

Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma associated with intracranial subdural hematoma is a rare condition. Herein, we report the case of a 62-year-old man with lower back pain, radiating pain, and numbness in both lower extremities, without motor weakness, for 2 weeks. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed high signal intensity on T1-weighted image (WI), and low signal intensity on T2-WI...

Comparison of subgaleal and subdural closed drainage system in the surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma

OBJECTIVE One or two burr-hole craniostomies with subgaleal or subdural drainage system and irrigation are the most common methods for surgical treatment of CSDH. The aim of this study is to compare the advantages or disadvantages of these techniques used for CSDH. METHODS Seventy patients were treated by burr-hole subdural drainage or subgaleal drainage system with irrigation. Our patients w...