Page 24 - The Jewish Voice - May '24

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Lifestyles from page 23 A new understanding
Subdural hematomas occur in up to 25 percent of people
and-mortar office here in your backyard in the exclusive with head injuries, and individuals taking blood thinners are
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matchmaking gold. Take a front seat in the action by looking Symptoms may include ongoing headache, confusion
at the smiles in the newest sneak peak of the love behind and drowsiness, nausea and vomiting, slurred speech, and
the scenes. Confidentiality is their practice and love is changes in vision. If the bleeding occurs slowly enough,
their language. Have an awesome the symptoms may not appear for weeks or months. As a
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of recurrence,” explains Dr. Obrzut. “The approach is based
Minor Head Injuries No on the long-held theory that a chronic subdural hematoma
is the result of continued bleeding from the ruptured veins.”
Small Affair for Seniors the site of the hematoma may be instead caused by blood
It is now believed, however, that chronic bleeding into
New Treatment for Leaky Blood Vessels in the leaking from fragile arteries that develop after the injury
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be it from a car accident, slip
on the pickleball court, or Innovative treatment
fall from a chair is no small This new understanding has led to the development of
affair — especially for older an innovative endovascular treatment for chronic subdural
adults who experience head hematomas called middle meningeal artery (MMA)
trauma. They are at greater embolization.
risk of an increasingly “The middle meningeal artery is a large blood vessel that
common neurological supplies oxygen-rich blood to the dura mater surrounding
condition caused by leaky the brain,” says Dr. Obrzut. “We use a long, flexible tube
blood vessels in the brain. called a catheter to inject a small amount of bioadhesive
Called a subdural gel into branches of the artery that lead to the hematoma.
hematoma, it occurs when This cuts off blood supply to the membrane surrounding
a blow to the head tears the hematoma and prevents rebleeding.”
blood vessels between the Michal Obrzut, MD The team at Weston Hospital has successfully treated
brain and the skull. Blood more than 100 patients with this minimally invasive
then leaks, pools, and clots in the space below the dura approach. “In addition to being an effective treatment,
mater, the outer-most layer of three protective membranes patients enjoy a faster recovery and a lower risk of
surrounding the brain. complications,” adds Dr. Obrzut.
“Even minor head injuries in seniors can result To schedule an appointment with Dr. Obrzut or another
in a hematoma because these bridging veins become neurology specialist at Cleveland Clinic in Florida, call
stretched and are more fragile as the brain shrinks with 877.463.2010 or visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Neuro
age,” explains Michal Obrzut, MD, a fellowship-trained to learn more.
endovascular neurosurgeon with Cleveland Clinic Weston
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