Sentences with phrase «epidural hematomas»

Subdural and epidural hematomas can be caused by a number of events such as a sports - related head injury, a car crash, a blow to the head, or even a slip and fall accident.

The word «hematoma» simply refers to a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, while subdural / epidural hematomas refer to blood collecting around (and putting pressure on) the brain.

According to his death certificate, the «immediate cause» of Atkins's death last April was «blunt impact injury of head with epidural hematoma.»

Epidural hematoma.

... experienced a severe head injury on July 31, 2010 which resulted in extensive post traumatic imaging findings including grade 1 and 2 diffuse axonal injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage including involvement of basal cisterns, intraventricular hemorrhage, multiple subdural hematomas, small epidural hematoma and left frontal and bilateral temporal hemorrhagic contusions.

Epidural hematoma brain injuries (also referred to as extradural hemorrhages) involve blood pooling between the outer membrane (the dura) and the skull.

If your family is facing medical bills and other financial burdens related to a subdural or epidural hematoma, we invite you to call us for a free consultation.

Not exact matches

Later complications include weakness and numbness in 4 to 18 per 10,000 women, most of which resolve spontaneously within three months.65 — 69 Longer - term or permanent problems can arise from: damage to a nerve during epidural placement; from abscess or hematoma (blood clot), which can compress the spinal cord; and from toxic reactions in the covering of the spinal cord, which can lead to paraplegia.70

Subdural Hematoma and Postdural Puncture Headache from Intrathecal Pump Placement Resolved with Lumbar Epidural Blood Patch