Dexamethasone treatment failed to demonstrate noninferiority to surgery for chronic subdural hematoma and was associated with more complications and a greater risk of later surgery, according to ...

The treatment of a subdural hematoma received a major boost with three new randomized controlled trials all showing large and significant benefits of a new embolization process done as an endovascular ...

A new treatment combines standard hematoma surgery with an embolization (blocking) of the brain's middle meningeal artery, with the goal of avoiding repeat surgeries. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed no improvement in functional outcomes in patients with acute subdural hematoma who ...

A novel combination of surgery and embolization used to treat subdural hematomas, bleeding between the brain and its protective membrane due to trauma, reduces the risk of follow-up surgeries, ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Key Takeaways A subdural hematoma is bleeding between the brain and skull, often due to ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, ...

"Jeopardy" has been temporarily suspended as host Alex Trebek, 77,recovers from surgery to remove blood clots in his brain, a condition known as a subdural hematoma. The game show host was first ...

What is a subdural hematoma? A subdural hematoma occurs when blood collects between the layers of the tissue surrounding the brain. The most common cause of this condition is usually severe head ...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Not only is routine computed tomography (CT) to check for recurrence after evacuation surgery for chronic subdural hematoma unnecessary, but patients scanned on an as-needed basis ...

Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek told fans on Thursday he’s recovering from brain surgery to correct a “slight medical problem” he suffered during the show’s holiday break: a subdural hematoma, or ...

When surgeons began operating on Houston Astros first-base coach Rich Dauer for an acute subdural hematoma just after the team's World Series championship parade in November, doctors told Dauer's wife ...