There are cases in which a chronic subdural hematoma on a CT scan image is missed. How can this be? […]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]