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

Historical Perspective

Discovery

• The first case of subdural hematoma was discovered by Johan J.Wpfer, in 1657.

1657 Johan J.Wepfer Reported first case of subdural hematoma

1857 Virchow Described pachymeningitis hemorrhage as a result of dura's inflammation leading to fibrin and capillary prolifration

1925 Putnam and chushing First described chronic subdural hematoma

1972 Watanabe et al. First described animal models of chronic subdural hematoma

1974 Apfelbaumet al Described the fact that CSF is not necessarily part of chrnoic subdural hematoma membrane formation

1975 Sato and suzuki First described chronic subdural hematoma capsular structure

1976 Labadie and Glover First decribed the effect of dexamethasone injection on inhibiting membrane formation

Famous Cases

The following are a few famous cases of subdural hematoma:

• Former fox news president Roger Ailes
• Ann B. Davis’s the center square of the Brady Bunch tic-tac-toe grid
• Alex Trebek the Canadian-American television personality