Type and its clinical characteristics of traumatic subdural hydroma

To explore the types and clinical characteristics of traumatic subdural hydroma (TSH). One hundred and ninety-two cases of TSH were classified into four types: The types of resolution, steadiness, development and evolution on the basis of their clinical characteristics and dynamic observation of CT...

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Published inChung-hua wai kʿo tsa chih Vol. 41; no. 10; p. 763
Main Authors Liu, Yu-guang, Jia, Tao, Liu, Meng, Li, Xin-gang, Zhu, Shu-gan, Wu, Cheng-yuan
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.10.2003
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Subdural Effusion - classification
Subdural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Subdural Effusion - therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:To explore the types and clinical characteristics of traumatic subdural hydroma (TSH). One hundred and ninety-two cases of TSH were classified into four types: The types of resolution, steadiness, development and evolution on the basis of their clinical characteristics and dynamic observation of CT scanning. The patients in the resolution type often occurred in the prime of life. They had normal intracranial pressure and good prognoses using the conservative therapy. The majority of the elderly patients was in the steadiness type. Their main clinical manifestations included headache, dizziness, nausea, vomit, abnormal mentality and so on. Generally, there was no positive nervous systemic sign related to TSH. The prognoses of patients with the steadiness type treated by conservative therapy were satisfactory. The development type was common in the babies and children. This was mainly manifested as progressive increased intracranial pressure, mild hemiplegia, aphasia and abnormal mentality. The patients with de
ISSN:0529-5815