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- Chronic Subdural Hematoma
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- 1.Subdural hematoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) has a high mortality rate and is a severe medical ... Subdural hematoma is also commonly seen in the elderly and in alcoholics, who ...
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- When one occurs in this way, it is called an "acute" subdural hematoma. ... or MRI scan likely would be done to evaluate for the presence of a subdural hematoma. ...
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Subdural hematoma???
My grandpa was brought to the
emergency room this morning
because he wasnt doing to
good. They said he had a
subdural hematoma and brought
him by helicopter to Duluth,
MN...we live in a small town
where there isnt much of a
hospital staff. When I got
home, I looked up the
condition on the internet to
learn more about it...but
there are like 3 different
kinds...acute, subacute and
chronic...the treatment and
outlook of these are very
different. I was just
wondering what kind you guys
think he has...I know you
arent doctors but maybe if you
have previous experience you
could make an educated guess.
He had a stroke almost three
years ago and because of that
he falls down a lot...so Im
guessing that is what caused
it.
Thank You all in advance!
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the major difference between acute, subacute, and chronic is the time from when the injury happened (could be caused by other things, but most likely it's from injury). Most likely it's from one of the more recent falls since then, especially if he constantly falls, or from a chronic hematoma. Usually acute is classified as within 24 hours and it's also usually from a higher force of injury than the subacute or chronic. Subacute would usually be from somewhat less of a force and can bleed inside the skull without causing any major problems or showing any signs or symptoms for about a week or so. Chronic is usually up to several weeks or even months after the injury and a lot of the blood causing the symptoms can be a mix of fresh blood and clotted blood. But time is not the only restriction since chronic subdural hematomas can be particularly likely in the elderly because the brain shrinks a little with age and causes the blood vessels that connect the brain to it's meninges to stretch and weaken some. In this case, even a light hit to the head can potentially cause a lot of bleeding just because of the body's age - kind of like how the bones get brittle and easily break. So, I'd say that it's probably a chronic because he's elderly and has had a stroke and bleeding inside his skull before. Maybe a subacute hematoma from one of the more recent falls. I'd say acute is probably the least likely since it's a usually a quick onset of signs and symptoms after a kind of forceful trauma. In any kind of cranial hematoma early treatment is really important so it's good that he's getting it all checked out and taken care of now. I wish you and your grandpa and the rest of your family good luck. The doctors will tell you what to do and look for and stuff. |
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Can Subdural Hematoma lead to Can Subdural Hematoma possibly
make someone mentally ill?
Like kill some of their brain
cells or something so that the
person is disabled in the
sense of he is mentally ill?
And if so, do you HAVE to be
hit in the head, or can even
being hit in the arm or
something like that cause
Subdural Hematoma?
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A subdural haematoma is a bleed in the brain from veins. It can be acute and sudden onset or chronic, taking days or weeks for symptoms to present. It may occur from head trauma or spontaneously in some people, being more common in the elderly and in alcoholics. It would not result in a person being mentally ill as this is a term reserved for psychiatric conditions generally, but they could have a degree of brain damage due to raised intracranial pressure if there was enough blood loss. Raised ICP can also often be fatal if not treated rapidly. |
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Has anyone had a subdural I had a left frontal subdural
hematoma, but it resolved on
it's own....I did lose my
sense of smell from it....has
anyone had a subdural or
subarachnoid bleed that
resolved on it's own? And as a
result, did you have any
remaining symptoms? Thank
you...
MSTESS......that is exactly
the same injury I had, a motor
vehicle accident with rollover
and ejection!
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My daughter had a serious head injury about 3 1/2 years ago. She was ejected from a car when it rolled. She had severe fractures to her skull. A depressed skull fracture and a basilar skull fracture. She was deaf in one ear for a few weeks from a CSF leak. Like you, she had a bleed that resolved on it's own. She didn't lose her sense of smell, but it messed up the way things taste. She says things just taste different now. The only other thing we notice is her memory is a little sketchy. That is her only problem, as far as her head. She still has problems with her neck. (She broke it in 2 places) She still gets alot of headaches, but that is probably her neck. She's still having problems with her leg. Still more surgery to come. Edit.......you two are very lucky you didn't get killed! Always wear your seatbelt! lol On a sad note. My daughters friend who was also ejected, and had worse injuries from my daughter has died. Waiting for autopsy results to see if the past head injury was the cause. Scares the sh*t out of me. Apparentley, you're not out of the woods until 5-7 years have past. |
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