Hematoma, Subdural
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = 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.,Created For = LHSA-Dott
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
PR2.15321, 1955
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.15321
Scope and Contents
Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: subdural haematoma; aneurysm; headache; diplopia; weakness; gait disorder; paraesthesia; cramp; peripheral neuropathy; and amnesia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.
Dates:
1955