The Clinical Course of Subdural Hygroma with Head Injury / 대한신경손상학회지
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
; : 125-130, 2013.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Traumatic subdural hygroma (T-SDG) has been generally treated using conservative management rather than surgical methods. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical course of T-SDG with radiologic studies. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted among patients diagnosed with T-SDG from January 2011 to December 2011. The patients were categorized into two groups. Group A has the widest width of T-SDG below 8 mm, Group B more than 8 mm. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were carried out in both groups. RESULTS: Seventy-four patients were confirmed with T-SDG and were grouped as follows: 44 patients in Group A and 30 patients in Group B. There was no significant difference in age and sex ratio between group A and B. It took more time to resolve T-SDG in Group B (95.2+/-86.4 days) than Group A (14.4+/-6.7)(p<0.001). However, no significant difference was observed in the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) between the groups. In 10 patients of Group B, T-SDG developed into chronic subdural hematoma and one of these patients underwent surgery. CONCLUSION: Most T-SDGs were resolved after some period in this study. Surgery does not seem to be necessary in resolving T-SDG.
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Main subject:
Sex Ratio
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Subdural Effusion
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Glasgow Coma Scale
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Retrospective Studies
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Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic
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Head
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Craniocerebral Trauma
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Methods
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
Year:
2013
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Article