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Revision as of 13:40, 20 May 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include elderly, anticoagulant use, alcohol use, epilepsy, parkinson, and any other disease with gait and balance abnormality.

Risk Factors

Common Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include:
- Elderly
- Anticoagulant use
- Patients who are at risk of falling such as:
  - Alcoholics
  - Epilepsy patients
  - Parkinson disease (or any other disease with gait and balance abnormality)

Less Common Risk Factors

Less common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include:
- CSF shunt
- Arachnoid cyst

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 ==Overview==
-Factors increasing the risk of a subdural hematoma include very young or very old [[senescence|age]].  As the brain shrinks with age, the [[subdural space]] enlarges and the [[vein]]s that traverse the space must travel over a wider distance, making them more vulnerable to tears. This and the fact that the elderly have more brittle veins make chronic subdural bleeds more common in older patients. Infants, too, have larger subdural spaces and are more predisposed to subdural bleeds than are young adults. For this reason, subdural hematoma is a common finding in [[shaken baby syndrome]]. In juveniles, an [[arachnoid cyst]] is a risk factor for a subdural hematoma.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mori K, Yamamoto T, Horinaka N, Maeda M |title=Arachnoid cyst is a risk factor for chronic subdural hematoma in juveniles: twelve cases of chronic subdural hematoma associated with arachnoid cyst |journal=J. Neurotrauma |volume=19 |issue=9 |pages=1017–27 |year=2002 |pmid=12482115 |doi=10.1089/089771502760341938}}</ref> Other risk factors for subdural bleeds include taking blood thinners ([[anticoagulant]]s), long-term [[alcoholism|alcohol abuse]], and [[dementia]].
+Common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include elderly, anticoagulant use, alcohol use, epilepsy, parkinson, and any other disease with gait and balance abnormality.
 ==Risk Factors==
-The following increase your risk for a subdural hematoma:
-*Anticoagulant medication ([[blood thinners]], including [[aspirin]])
+=== Common Risk Factors ===
-*Long-term abuse of alcohol
+* Common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include:
-*Recurrent falls
+** Elderly
-*Repeated head injury
+** Anticoagulant use
-*Very young or very old age
+** Patients who are at risk of falling such as:
+*** Alcoholics
+*** Epilepsy patients
+*** Parkinson disease (or any other disease with gait and balance abnormality)
+=== Less Common Risk Factors ===
+* Less common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include:
+** CSF shunt
+** Arachnoid cyst
 ==References==
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