Ischaemic Stroke After Chronic Subdural Haematoma: An Uncommon Complication in a Common Disease
Debajyoti Datta,
Debarshi Chatterjee
Abstract:Background Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is a common neurosurgical disease, particularly among the elderly, especially those on antiplatelet or anticoagulation with trivial trauma. While anticoagulants/antiplatelets increase the chance of rebleeding in cases of CSDH, discontinuation may increase the risk of stroke in these patients. Case Description: We report two cases of CSDH in elderly patients with risk factors who suffered from an ischaemic stroke after undergoing surgery. The first case was an elderl… Show more
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