Profile and outcomes of patients admitted with chronic subdural hematomas - A single center report from an Academic Hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

ConclusionConsidering patients with chronic subdural hematomas our study demonstrated that the significant variables predicting outcome are chronic subdural hematomas occurring secondary to an overdraining ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, a history of seizures, and a low level of consciousness measured by either the Markwalder or the Glasgow Coma Score. Interestingly all of these variables are determined prior to the patient arriving at hospital. Our study highlights the need for early presentation prior to clinical deterioration as the major determinant of outcome.
Source: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research