DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a small stroke in September. What probably brought it on was a fall backward downstairs in the dark. I hit the back of my head on the basement floor, which was carpeted, as were ...

September 29, 2010 — In what is believed to be the first long-term follow-up of a group of elderly patients with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH), researchers found "persistent excess mortality" up to ...

PHOENIX -- For chronic or subacute subdural hematoma, embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) reduced recurrence, three randomized trials showed. Two trials with the Onyx liquid embolic ...

Balt, Inc., a global technology leader in neurovascular devices, today announced the Premarket Approval (PMA) of the Squid™ liquid embolic agent. Squid is approved for the embolization of the middle ...

Dexamethasone treatment failed to demonstrate noninferiority to surgery for chronic subdural hematoma and was associated with more complications and a greater risk of later surgery, according to ...

LOS ANGELES ― Previous research has led to questions concerning the value of administering the steroid dexamethasone to patients with chronic subdural hematoma before surgery. Now, a small new study ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, ...

Call a couple hours ago from gf that her brother (~25yr old) was in a motorcycle accident. He seems to have hit a fallen tree limb getting home at the start of a storm. No helmet. He had another ...

Balt, Inc., a global technology leader in neurovascular devices, today announced the Premarket Approval (PMA) of the Squid(TM) liquid embolic agent. Squid is approved for the embolization of the ...