Epidural and Subdural Hematomas Dangerous Blood Clots on the Brain

Title:
Epidural and Subdural Hematomas: Dangerous Blood Clots on the Brain
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Summary:
In many cases of head injury, dangerous blood clots (hematomas) form on the brain’s surface. T

Keywords:
epidural,subdural,hemorrhage,hematoma,bleed,blood clot,trauma,head injury,shaken baby,surgery,

Article Body:
To understand epidural and subdural hematomas -- two serious consequences of head injuries --

The drill would pass through the skin and then the skull (braincase) before penetrating a seri

Epidural and subdural hematomas are alike in that they are masses of clotted blood (hematomas)
Epidural and subdural hematomas are produced by ruptures of different blood vessels. Epidural

Yet another difference between epidural and subdural hematomas is what they look like on compu

One issue that applies to both kinds of hematomas is that they occupy space -- sometimes a lot

Who gets epidural hematomas? They usually occur in people with obvious and significant blows t

When considering subdural hematomas, it is useful to divide them into acute and chronic variet

Acute subdural hematomas usually occur in people with obvious and significant blows to the hea

Infants are also vulnerable to acute subdural hematomas. Neurosurgeons at the Kaohsiung Medica

Chronic subdural hematomas often show up in patients over 60 years of age in whom the head inj

Subdural hematomas can expand progressively to the point of causing symptoms like headache, sl
(C) 2006 by Gary Cordingley

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