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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

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

Risk Factors

Common Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include:[1][2][3][4]
    • Elderly
    • Anticoagulant use
    • Patients who are at risk of falling such as:
      • Alcoholics
      • Seizure
      • Any disease with gait and balance abnormality

Less Common Risk Factors

  • Less common risk factors in the development of subdural hematoma include:[5][6][7]
    • CSF shunt
    • Arachnoid cyst

References

  1. Doherty DL (July 1988). "Posttraumatic cerebral atrophy as a risk factor for delayed acute subdural hemorrhage". Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 69 (7): 542–4. PMID 3389997.
  2. Zwimpfer, Thomas J.; Brown, Jennifer; Sullivan, Irene; Moulton, Richard J. (1997). "Head injuries due to falls caused by seizures: a group at high risk for traumatic intracranial hematomas". Journal of Neurosurgery. 86 (3): 433–437. doi:10.3171/jns.1997.86.3.0433. ISSN 0022-3085.
  3. Hylek, Elaine M. (1994). "Risk Factors for Intracranial Hemorrhage in Outpatients Taking Warfarin". Annals of Internal Medicine. 120 (11): 897. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-120-11-199406010-00001. ISSN 0003-4819.
  4. Chen, Joseph C.T.; Levy, Michael L. (2000). "Causes, Epidemiology, and Risk Factors of Chronic Subdural Hematoma". Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 11 (3): 399–406. doi:10.1016/S1042-3680(18)30101-3. ISSN 1042-3680.
  5. Mori, Kentaro; Yamamoto, Takuji; Horinaka, Naoaki; Maeda, Minoru (2002). "Arachnoid Cyst Is a Risk Factor for Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Juveniles: Twelve Cases of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Associated with Arachnoid Cyst". Journal of Neurotrauma. 19 (9): 1017–1027. doi:10.1089/089771502760341938. ISSN 0897-7151.
  6. Blount, Jeffrey P.; Campbell, John A.; Haines, Stephen J. (1993). "Complications in Ventricular Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting". Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 4 (4): 633–656. doi:10.1016/S1042-3680(18)30556-4. ISSN 1042-3680.
  7. McCullough, David C.; Fox, John L. (1974). "Negative intracranial pressure hydrocephalus in adults with shunts and its relationship to the production of subdural hematoma". Journal of Neurosurgery. 40 (3): 372–375. doi:10.3171/jns.1974.40.3.0372. ISSN 0022-3085.

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