Subdural-hematoma Sentence Examples

A subdural hematoma is a collection of blood in the space between the outer and middle layers of the covering of the brain.

Another type of subdural hematoma called a chronic subdural hematoma can occur in people over age 60.

Infants are more prone to subdural hematoma than toddlers and older children, because the brain of infants has more room than the brain of older children to move around in the skull when shaken or hit.

In infants and children, subdural hematoma is often seen in physical child abuse.

In older children, a fall in which they hit their head is a common cause of subdural hematoma.

Individuals who show any immediate symptoms of subdural hematoma should be taken to the emergency room.

The outcome of subdural hematoma depends on how promptly treatment is received and how much damage the brain has received.

The mortality rate for all patients with acute subdural hematoma is about 60 percent.

Preventing blunt head trauma from falls, child abuse, and assaults is the most effective way of preventing subdural hematoma.

If the clot is between the dura and the brain tissue itself, the condition is called a subdural hematoma.