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Nervous System Diseases > Trauma, Nervous System > Craniocerebral Trauma > Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic > Hematoma, Subdural
Wounds and Injuries > Trauma, Nervous System > Craniocerebral Trauma > Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic > Hematoma, Subdural
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Hemorrhage > Intracranial Hemorrhages > Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic > Hematoma, Subdural
... > Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Hemorrhages > Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic > Hematoma, Subdural
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Hemorrhages > Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic > Hematoma, Subdural
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Hemorrhage > Hematoma > Hematoma, Subdural

Preferred term

Hematoma, Subdural  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Accumulation of blood in the SUBDURAL SPACE between the DURA MATER and the arachnoidal layer of the MENINGES. This condition primarily occurs over the surface of a CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE, but may develop in the spinal canal (HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, SPINAL). Subdural hematoma can be classified as the acute or the chronic form, with immediate or delayed symptom onset, respectively. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, severe HEADACHE, and deteriorating mental status.

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Entry terms

  • Hemorrhage, Subdural
  • Subdural Hematoma

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In other languages

  • Hématome subdural

    French

  • Hématome sous-dural
  • Hématomes sous-duraux
  • Hématomes subduraux
  • HSD (Hématome Sous-Dural)

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