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Posttraumatic cerebral atrophy as a risk factor for delayed acute subdural hemorrhage
1Head Injury Recovery Unit, Kentfield Rehabilitation Hospital, CA 94904.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
|July 1, 1988
Summary
Survivors of severe head injury may face a higher risk of acute subdural hematomas from minor trauma due to cerebral atrophy. This condition increases the susceptibility of bridging veins to tearing long after the initial injury.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Trauma Medicine
- Neurology
Background:
- Cerebral atrophy is common after severe head injury.
- Chronic alcoholics and the elderly with cerebral atrophy have an increased risk of acute subdural hematomas.
- The incidence of late morbidity and mortality from acute subdural hematoma is not well-documented.