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Feb 3, 2011 ... NAPLES, Fla. – About one-third of elderly patients who underwent a cranial operation for traumatic brain injury die in the hospital, and one-half ...
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Nov 27, 2015 ... It is generally accepted that elderly patients who suffer from an acute subdural hematoma should not be treated surgically, as few survive and ...
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Nov 9, 2010 ... A small amount of bleeding in the brain seems to be common among older individuals, according to a new study.
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... old and very old patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and compare ... used in order to evaluate whether the patient had a nonevacuated hematoma.
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Since elderly patients often have brain atrophy, this allows a larger space within the ... Patients with acute subdural hematoma (ASH) often suffer from underlying ...
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Jun 23, 2020 ... A subdural hematoma is more common in older adults because of normal brain shrinkage that occurs with aging. This shrinkage stretches and ...
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Jun 23, 2020 ... In older adults, the veins are often already stretched because of brain shrinkage ( atrophy) and are more easily injured. Some subdural ...
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Nov 3, 2018 ... Traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly in the elderly patient ... reflex (LR), CT findings (subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hematoma, edema, ...
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This bleeding can occur either within the brain or between… ... Intracerebral hemorrhage — Symptoms almost always occur when the person is awake.
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Blood builds up between the brain and the brain's tough outer lining.… ... In contrast, older people may bleed after only a minor trauma. For example, it might ...