Unusual Etiology for a Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Whole-Body Vibration Machine

Abstract

A chronic subdural hematoma is more common in the elderly, particularly after a minor trauma sustained several weeks before the diagnosis. The use of a whole-body vibration machine had not been reported as an etiology. We report an 80-year-old male patient without a history of head or body trauma who developed a bilateral chronic subdural hematoma and required surgery to drain the hematoma. Four weeks before the diagnosis, he purchased and used a whole-body vibration machine. The first time he used the whole-body vibration machine, he felt his brain vibrating and rotating and could not tolerate more than two minutes. The event was so annoying that he did not use it again. In this patient, using a whole-body vibration machine may have led to the formation of the chronic subdural hematoma.

Chronic Subdural Hematoma Associated with an Arachnoid Cyst in Elderly, an Intraoperative Finding after Re-Bleeding: Case Report

“…Orlando De Jesus et al reported the case of an 80-year-old patient who presented with an association of bilateral CSDH and suprasellar AC following the use of a Whole-Body Vibration Machine. He was immediately operated with bilateral burr holes at the frontal and parietal areas with total post operative recovery [20]. Regarding the treatment, there is no consensus in the management of CSDH associated with an AC.…”