Can a Chronic Subdural Hematoma Be Caused by Jumping Exercise?
If you’re over age 65 and do jumping exercises, could you end up with a chronic subdural hematoma? […]
Can MRI Be Used for Chronic Subdural Hematoma Follow-up?
The MRI is safer than the CT scan (no radiation), so why isn’t this routinely used to follow up on a chronic subdural hematoma? […]
MRI vs. CT Scan for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Why isn’t MRI the tool of choice for chronic subdural hematoma since the CT scan emits radiation? A brain bleed might require many follow-up imagings during the course of treatment and recovery. […]
How Can a CT Scan Miss a Chronic Subdural Hematoma?
There are cases in which a chronic subdural hematoma on a CT scan image is missed. How can this be? […]
Do All Head Injuries Show on an MRI or Can They Be Missed?
How reliable is an MRI at showing a head injury? Is it possible for a head injury to get missed on an MRI? Have you been in the emergency room recently to get checked out [...]
Can an MRI Miss a Stroke? MRI vs. CT Scan for Stroke Detection
Ever wonder if an MRI, which is often given to those suspected of having a stroke, can actually miss evidence of the stroke? “When someone is suspected of a stroke, a CT scan or MRI [...]
What Can Cause a Chronic Subdural Hematoma to Be Fatal?
Being that it’s not acute and can be caught in time, how is it that sometimes people die from a chronic subdural hematoma? After all, this condition is relatively very easy to treat. Now in [...]
Slip & Fall, Hit Head Hard on Concrete: Brain Bleed Prevention
The more fit your brain is, the less likely you’ll get a brain bleed from slipping on ice and hitting your head hard on the concrete. So the question then is, “How do we make [...]
Can You Get Serious Brain Injury Banging Head on Car Door ?
Whether or not a serious injury can result hitting your head on a car door depends on your age. We’re talking about casually getting in and out of the vehicle, rather than having one’s head [...]
Can Chronic Subdural Hematoma Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s?
You may already know that a chronic subdural hematoma can cause permanent physical disability. But what about an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease? Can the bleeding that contacts the brain set in motion a chain [...]
Hit Your Head & Scared of Brain Bleed? What You Should Know
Did you recently get hit in the head and are now panicky that there might be bleeding in your brain? Knowledge is power! Here’s how to know if you should go to the ER. [...]
Should I Go to ER After Hitting Head on Bathtub?
Hitting your head on a bathtub after falling can cause bleeding in the brain, but should you rush to the ER simply because you bonked your head on the bathtub? What if you're fully conscious [...]
Very Elderly on Coumadin Hits Head but NO Subdural Hematoma?
Can it be possible for an advanced elderly person on a blood thinner to escape a chronic subdural hematoma after a hard hit to the head? Well, I don’t know what really constitutes a “hard” [...]
How Big must Chronic Subdural Hematoma Be to Cause Symptoms?
How many millimeters--how big--must a chronic subdural hematoma be before it begins producing symptoms? After all, if a brain bleed beneath the dura mater is small enough, it won't cause any symptoms. I posed this [...]
Can Chronic Subdural Hematoma Symptoms Come & Go?
If your neurological symptoms like headache come and go, does this rule out a chronic subdural hematoma? Let’s say you get hit in the head really hard but don’t experience any immediate neurological symptoms such [...]
Hit Head; Should You Avoid Impact Cardio to Prevent Brain Bleed?
Wondering if after hitting your head you should avoid impact exercise like running or box jumping to prevent a brain bleed? After all, the jarring and shaking of such activity might induce bleeding in the [...]
Hit Head? Avoid Fish Oil & Garlic to Prevent Brain Bleed?
If you get hit in the head hard, should you avoid natural blood thinners like fish oil and garlic to prevent a chronic subdural hematoma? I posed this very interesting question to a neurological surgeon, [...]
How Soon After Burr Hole Draining Can Chronic Subdural Hematoma Return?
Recurrence for chronic subdural hematoma is at around 15 percent. The recurrence is not a sudden event, but unfolds over a short period of time. My mother had a chronic subdural hematoma, and her neurosurgeon [...]
Risk of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Elderly Who Exercise
A chronic subdural hematoma is a gradual brain bleed that's common in the elderly. Can exercise bring this on, being that sometimes exercise involves jarring or erratic movements? Perhaps you know that a whiplash-type movement [...]
What Happens in the ER for a Chronic Subdural Hematoma?
The diagnosis of a chronic subdural hematoma in the emergency room is easy to make: A CT scan easily reveals the collection of blood. But what happens once this diagnosis is made? My mother went into [...]
Chronic Subdural Hematoma: tPA plus Blood Thinners in Stroke Patients
Here’s information concerning risk of chronic subdural hematoma resulting from tPA combined with blood thinners in stroke patients. Many men and women take blood thinning drugs to help prevent stroke. Thicker blood is more likely [...]
Most Common Symptoms of Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Elderly
The most common symptoms of a chronic subdural hematoma in the elderly differ from those in younger patients. “A chronic subdural hematoma is a collection of blood on the brain’s surface, under the outer covering [...]
Doctor Didn’t Warn of Future Brain Bleed when CT Scan Was Normal
My elderly mother's doctor didn't warn her that she could get a chronic subdural hematoma even though her head CT scan was normal. Elderly age plus head trauma = fair chance of developing a chronic [...]
Recurrence of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Missed by Doctor?
Seemed the neurosurgeon was wrong and the layperson was right about recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma. A neurosurgeon didn’t think my mother’s new symptoms were the result of a recurring chronic subdural hematoma. My mother [...]
Can Daily Aspirin Cause Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Elderly?
Since aspirin is a blood thinner, how likely could this drug trigger a chronic subdural hematoma in an older person who'se on a daily aspirin regimen? The issue becomes mighty tricky when an elderly person [...]
Spontaneous Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly: Incidence?
Chronic subdural hematoma can occur spontaneously and being elderly is perhaps the No. 1 risk factor for developing this condition. It is not to be confused with acute subdural hematoma from a car accident, skiing [...]
Can Left Side Neglect Be Temporary?
Once a person develops left side neglect, will this usually be permanent or can it be a temporary condition? Left side neglect is a fascinating neurological problem in which the patient lacks full awareness of [...]
Can Exercise Prevent Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Elderly?
Is it possible for exercise to prevent an elderly person from ever getting a chronic subdural hematoma? “As we get older our brains shrink,” says Dr. David Beatty, MD, a retired general practitioner with 30+ [...]
What If a Patient Pulls Burr Hole Brain Drain Tube Out?
After a burr hole craniostomy for chronic subdural hematoma, a “drain” tube is left in the patient’s skull. This was the case of my mother. She had a chronic subdural hematoma, and the drain tube [...]
Chronic Subdural Hematoma: How Long to Heal
How long does it take for chronic subdural hematoma to resolve completely? Chronic subdural hematoma refers to gradual, slow bleeding in the brain that can be caused from getting hit in the head, but how [...]
How Soon after a Normal Head CT Can You Drive?
It’s a fair question: For how long should you avoid driving after hitting your head, even though the CT scan is normal and you have no symptoms? You hit your head and that day, get [...]
Chronic Subdural Hematoma Questions Answered by Doctor
Here is where you may find the answers to your symptom questions about chronic subdural hematoma—right from a neurosurgeon. Here are three questions about chronic subdural hematoma symptoms answered by Ivan Mikolaenko, MD, a board [...]
Mortality of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Soon After Drainage?
A certain percentage of people will die soon after having their chronic subdural hematoma drained. The drainage procedure takes only 15 to 20 minutes, yet within 30 days, five percent of patients will be dead. [...]
Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Follow-up CT Scan & MRI Timelines
Find out the ideal timelines for follow-up CT and MRI imaging for a chronic subdural hematoma. A chronic subdural hematoma is typically diagnosed with a CT scan after a patient suffers a head trauma, or, [...]
Prediction of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Symptoms After Fall?
Find out if neurological symptoms at time of head trauma that soon vanish are predictive of chronic subdural hematoma even with normal CT. Is a person more likely to develop a chronic subdural hematoma if, [...]
Elderly on Coumadin, Hits Head: Subdural Hematoma Risk?
Learn more about the odds of an elderly patient on Coumadin developing chronic subdural hematoma after hitting their head. It’s not a pretty trio: 1) Coumadin therapy 2) Getting hit in the head 3) Elderly [...]
Percent of People with Normal Head CT Who Develop Brain Bleed
A neurosurgeon answers the question of what percent of people with a normal CT scan after hitting their head develop a chronic subdural hematoma. Out of all the people who have a normal CT scan [...]
Time of Day Chronic Subdural Hematoma Symptoms Usually Start?
Is there a time of day that symptoms of chronic subdural hematoma typically begin? You may be wondering if there’s a particular time of day that a person, who’s destined to develop a chronic subdural [...]
Cause of Sudden Arm, Leg Weakness on One Side of Body
The cause of sudden weakness of an arm and leg on one side of the body isn’t necessarily a stroke. If unexplained arm and leg weakness are happening to you, ask yourself if, in the [...]
BRAIN BLEED from Concussion Can Mean Subdural Hematoma
Bleeding in the brain, namely a subdural hematoma, can result from getting hit in the head or hitting your head in a fall. “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can produce hemorrhages (including subdural, epidural and subarachnoid) [...]
