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Chronic subdural haematoma in patients with Huntington's disease

I Pechlivanis1, J Andrich, M Scholz

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Ruhr-University Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Germany. Ioannis.Pechlivanis@ruh.de

British Journal of Neurosurgery
|November 30, 2006
PubMed

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This study investigated the co-occurrence of chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) and Huntington

Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) are common in neurosurgical practice.
  • Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the frequency of Huntington's disease (HD) in patients presenting with chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH).

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 58 patients treated for CSDH over a 1-year period.
  • Identification of patients with a concurrent diagnosis of HD.

Main Results:

  • Four out of 58 CSDH patients (6.9%) were diagnosed with HD.
  • All four patients with CSDH and HD underwent surgical evacuation via twist drill trepanation without drainage.

Conclusions:

  • A notable percentage of CSDH patients in this cohort had underlying Huntington's disease.
  • Further research is warranted to understand the relationship between CSDH and HD and optimize surgical approaches.

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