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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- Trephination is the process of creating a hole in the skull.
- The evidence of these procedure is found all over the world starting from Paleolithic period also known as old stone age (2.4 million years ago).
- Until 19th century scientists used to think that these holes were made by accident or weapons, but further studies showed that they were actually surgical procedure.
- The number of holes were different in every person and evidence of healing from edge of the holes was shown a 70% cure rate with limited infection or any complication.
- In old stone age the old people with brain atrophy would developed chronic subdural hematoma.
- One of the symptoms of subdural hematoma is ataxia.
- These people were more susceptible to fall and heading their head into a sharp object (natural trephination).
- Old stone age people observed a dark liquid comes out of the brain from puncture wound of these people, and the symptoms of the patients starts to go away.
- It created the idea of “demonic brain” and established the trephination procedure.
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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