Subdural tapping and irrigation for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma in adults

A new technique for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma by tapping and irrigation was shown by computed tomography to be safe and reliable in 39 patients. The basis for such treatment is discussed in light of the current theories of the pathogenesis of chronic subdural hematoma.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurosurgery 1984-05, Vol.14 (5), p.545-548
1. Verfasser:	AOKI, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Chronic Disease Craniotomy - instrumentation Craniotomy - methods Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy Hematoma, Subdural - surgery Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Prognosis Therapeutic Irrigation - instrumentation Therapeutic Irrigation - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	A new technique for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma by tapping and irrigation was shown by computed tomography to be safe and reliable in 39 patients. The basis for such treatment is discussed in light of the current theories of the pathogenesis of chronic subdural hematoma.
ISSN:	0148-396X 1524-4040
DOI:	10.1227/00006123-198405000-00003