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Risk Factors for Chronic Subdural Hematoma after a Minor Head Injury in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study

Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is one of the major comorbidities in elderly resulting in disability and death. Early recognition of CSDH is important for early management. However, manifestations of CSDH are nonspecific and subtle. Therefore, identification of risk factors of CSDH can offer clinic...

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Autores principales: Tseng, Jen-Ho, Tseng, Ming-Yuan, Liu, Ann-Jeng, Lin, Wen-Hsiung, Hu, Hsiao-Yun, Hsiao, Sheng-Huang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25295251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/218646
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author Tseng, Jen-Ho
Tseng, Ming-Yuan
Liu, Ann-Jeng
Lin, Wen-Hsiung
Hu, Hsiao-Yun
Hsiao, Sheng-Huang
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description Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is one of the major comorbidities in elderly resulting in disability and death. Early recognition of CSDH is important for early management. However, manifestations of CSDH are nonspecific and subtle. Therefore, identification of risk factors of CSDH can offer clinical follow-up strategies for patients after episodes of head injury. The purpose of the study aimed at identifying risk factors of CSDH of Taiwanese. Analysis of data from the National Health Insurance provides important information on predictive factors influencing the early diagnosis of CSDH in elderly patients following minor head injuries. The current study is the first nationwide population-based study in Taiwan, showing that old age (≥75 years), male gender, and coexisting hydrocephalus are significantly predictive factors, irrespective to their medical comorbidities.
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spelling pubmed-41808952014-10-07 Risk Factors for Chronic Subdural Hematoma after a Minor Head Injury in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study Tseng, Jen-Ho Tseng, Ming-Yuan Liu, Ann-Jeng Lin, Wen-Hsiung Hu, Hsiao-Yun Hsiao, Sheng-Huang Biomed Res Int Research Article Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is one of the major comorbidities in elderly resulting in disability and death. Early recognition of CSDH is important for early management. However, manifestations of CSDH are nonspecific and subtle. Therefore, identification of risk factors of CSDH can offer clinical follow-up strategies for patients after episodes of head injury. The purpose of the study aimed at identifying risk factors of CSDH of Taiwanese. Analysis of data from the National Health Insurance provides important information on predictive factors influencing the early diagnosis of CSDH in elderly patients following minor head injuries. The current study is the first nationwide population-based study in Taiwan, showing that old age (≥75 years), male gender, and coexisting hydrocephalus are significantly predictive factors, irrespective to their medical comorbidities. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4180895/ /pubmed/25295251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/218646 Text en Copyright © 2014 Jen-Ho Tseng et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Risk Factors for Chronic Subdural Hematoma after a Minor Head Injury in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study
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title_fullStr Risk Factors for Chronic Subdural Hematoma after a Minor Head Injury in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study
title_full_unstemmed Risk Factors for Chronic Subdural Hematoma after a Minor Head Injury in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study
title_short Risk Factors for Chronic Subdural Hematoma after a Minor Head Injury in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study
title_sort risk factors for chronic subdural hematoma after a minor head injury in the elderly: a population-based study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25295251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/218646
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