Updates in chronic subdural hematoma: epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome

J Feghali, W Yang, J Huang - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a complex disease with an overall incidence of 1.7–
20.6 per 100,000 persons per year and is more commonly encountered in the elderly …

Chronic subdural haematoma: modern management and emerging therapies

AG Kolias, A Chari, T Santarius… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is one of the most common neurological disorders,
and is especially prevalent among elderly individuals. Surgical evacuation is the mainstay of …

Evidence based diagnosis and management of chronic subdural hematoma: a review of the literature

V Mehta, SC Harward, EW Sankey, G Nayar… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic subdural hematomas are encapsulated blood collections within the dural border
cells with characteristic outer “neomembranes”. Affected patients are more often male and …

History and current progress of chronic subdural hematoma

R Tamura, M Sato, K Yoshida, M Toda - Journal of the neurological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is characterized by an encapsulated collection of old
blood. Although CSDH has become the most frequent pathologic entity in daily …

Predictors of functional outcomes and recurrence of chronic subdural hematomas

HA Leroy, R Aboukaïs, N Reyns, P Bourgeois… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
We aimed to evaluate the functional outcome and risk factors of recurrence in patients
operated on for a chronic subdural hematoma (CSH), and discuss systematic early …

Anticoagulant and antiplatelet use in seniors with chronic subdural hematoma: systematic review

S Nathan, Z Goodarzi, N Jette, C Gallagher… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To address whether to restart older patients on anticoagulants or antiplatelet
agents in the setting of a chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH). Methods: This is an update of …

Timing of the resumption of antithrombotic agents following surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematomas: a retrospective cohort study

D Guha, S Coyne, RL Macdonald - Journal of neurosurgery, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Antithrombosis (AT), defined here as either antiplatelets or anticoagulants, is a
significant risk factor for the development of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDHs) …

The use of atorvastatin for chronic subdural haematoma: a retrospective cohort comparison study

DYC Chan, DTM Chan, TFD Sun, SCP Ng… - British journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is a common neurosurgical condition. Burr-hole for
drainage is an effective treatment. However, recurrence can be up to 8–33% and is …

Chronic subdural haematoma in the elderly: is it time for a new paradigm in management?

J Shapey, LJ Glancz, PM Brennan - Current geriatrics reports, 2016 - Springer
Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is a common neurological condition that usually
affects the elderly. The optimal treatment strategy remains uncertain, principally because …

Efficacy and safety of subdural drains after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematomas: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

G Alcala-Cerra, AMH Young, LR Moscote-Salazar… - World neurosurgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether the use of a subdural drain after burr-hole evacuation of a
chronic subdural hematoma is safe and effective in preventing recurrence and subsequent …