Subdural hemorrhage

Alternative names
Subdural hematoma

Definition

A subdural hematoma is a collection of blood on the surface of the brain. It lies beneath the outer covering (the dura) of the brain and the brain’s surface.

see Subdural hematoma.

Johns Hopkins patient information

Last revised: December 3, 2012
by Martin A. Harms, M.D.

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