An intracranial hematoma is a collection of blood inside your skull. The blood leaks from a tear or rupture in a vein or artery, such as after a hemorrhagic stroke. The collected blood puts pressure on the brain
We pulled out the drainage cap too soon (after 20 days) and had to have another one put in 2 days later because the ear swelled back up. We had to wait until enough scar tissue built up in the ear and then the fluid/blood finally stopped. But it took 6 weeks total and he had ...
Even though surgery is frequently not restorative in severely injured patients, recent studies have shown that the prognosis for elderly patients with severe TBI is not hopeless and that up to 40% of patients with an admission GCS of 3–4 survives and 11% even achieves favorable outcome after ...