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Description and Symptoms of Subdural haematoma
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Tags: subdural hematoma, traumatic brain injury, arachnoid, symptoms
A subdural hematoma (SDH) is a form of traumatic brain injury in which blood collects between the dura (the outer protective covering of the brain) and the arachnoid (the middle layer of the meninges).
| | Symptoms of subdural hematoma include the following: |
| | Loss of consciousness or fluctuating levels of consciousness |
| | Seizures |
| | Numbness |
| | Headache (either constant or fluctuating) |
| | Dizziness |
| | Disorientation |
| | Amnesia |
| | Weakness or lethargy |
| | Nausea or vomiting |
| | Personality changes |
| | # Inability to speak or slurred speech |
| | Ataxia, or difficulty walking |
| | Altered breathing patterns |
| | Deviated gaze, or abnormal movement of the eyes |
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