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[Nonsurgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma with steroids: two case reports]
1Service de médecine interne, hôpital Sud, 16, boulevard de Bulgarie, 35056 Rennes, France.
La Revue De Medecine Interne
|October 16, 2002
Abstract
Introduction:
Hemorrhages beneath the dura define a subdural hematoma.
Exegesis:
The course of chronic subdural hematoma may be asymptomatic for many months before diagnosis. Recovery is observed in 80% of patients after surgery. We report two cases of chronic subdural hematoma successfully treated with steroids.
Conclusion:
Steroids can be an alternative treatment of subdural hematoma, specially in elderly or alcoholic patients.