[Complications of chronic subdural hematoma in the adult]

Neurochirurgie. 2001 Nov;47(5):491-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Chronic subdural hematoma is subject to post-operative fatal and non-fatal complications in 5 to 10% of the cases. Mortality ranges from 0 to 8%, depending on the preoperative clinical status. There is an average recurrence in 8% of the cases, chiefly linked to the absence of drainage. Empyema occurs in 2% of patients, especially when the drain is left in place more than 3 days. In most of the series, long-term epilepsy is a rare complication and patients do not require antiepileptic drugs. The lack of cortical reexpansion, postoperative intracerebral hematoma and tension hydrocephalus are, among others, complications occurring after surgery. Finally, 10% of the patients will have a permanent neurological impairment.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cause of Death
  • Empyema, Subdural / etiology
  • Empyema, Subdural / mortality
  • Epilepsy / etiology
  • Epilepsy / mortality
  • Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / mortality
  • Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Hydrocephalus / mortality
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors