A negative CT (CAT) scan after hitting your head doesn’t guarantee that bleeding in the brain won’t eventually result. It still might, and when it does, it’s called chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH). This happened to [...]
Burr hole drainage is a standard treatment for chronic subdural hematoma, but what if the patient then complains of frequent and/or really bad headaches, or even nasty neck pain? How common are headaches or neck pain after [...]
A chronic subdural hematoma is a very slow bleeding in the brain. Just when you thought you were in the clear for having a brain injury, this kind of bleeding could rear its ugly head. [...]
Burr hole drainage of a chronic subdural hematoma If a chronic subdural hematoma causes symptoms, does this mean it cannot resolve on its own, without medical treatment? After all, many elderly people (and [...]
The symptoms of a stroke and a chronic subdural hematoma are strikingly similar -- nearly identical -- and in some cases ARE dead-on identical, even though the causes of these conditions are quite different. For [...]
You may need to really be on the ball to catch the early symptoms or signs of a recurring chronic subdural hematoma. These new-onset symptoms won't necessarily be the same as the original ones. The [...]
Is it possible for a chronic subdural hematoma to be fatal, being that the bleeding in the brain is slow? Chronic subdural hematoma, unlike the acute (rapid bleeding) version, gives the patient plenty of time [...]
If you hit your head and don’t have immediate symptoms or even symptoms for a few weeks after, you can still develop symptoms of bleeding in the brain at least six weeks later that are [...]
Have You Banged or Hit Your Head Really Hard Lately and Are Wondering If You Should Visit the ER? Getting hit hard in the head isn't pretty, and sometimes an ER visit is warranted. Sometimes [...]
