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Minor Head Injuries No Small Affair For Seniors

New Treatment For Leaky Blood Vessels In The Brain

Any knock to the head, blood clot formation. “These new blood vessels feed the hematoma. This cuts off blood supply to the membrane
be it from a car accident, slip membrane that forms around the clotted blood,” says Obrzut. surrounding the hematoma and prevents rebleeding.”
on the pickleball court, or Innovative Treatment The team at Weston Hospital has successfully treated
fall from a chair, is no small This new understanding has led to the development of more than 100 patients with this minimally invasive
affair. Especially for older an innovative endovascular treatment for chronic subdural approach. “In addition to being an effective treatment,
adults who experience head hematomas called middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization. patients enjoy a faster recovery and a lower risk of
trauma. They are at greater “The middle meningeal artery is a large blood vessel complications,” adds Obrzut.
risk of an increasingly that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the dura mater To schedule an appointment with Dr. Obrzut or another
common neurological surrounding the brain,” says Obrzut. “We use a long, neurology specialist at Cleveland Clinic in Florida, call
condition caused by leaky flexible tube called a catheter to inject a small amount of (877) 463-2010 or visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Neuro
blood vessels in the brain. bioadhesive gel into branches of the artery that lead to the to learn more.
Called a s ubdural
hematoma, it occurs when
a blow to the head tears LET US HELP YOU
blood vessels between the Michal Obrzut, M.D.
brain and the skull. Blood
then leaks, pools and clots in the space below the dura
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surrounding the brain.
“Even minor head injuries in seniors can result in a
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Subdural hematomas occur in up to 25 percent of people
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the symptoms may not appear for weeks or months. As a
result, an older person may not even recall how their head
injury happened.
“Large subdural hematomas are usually treated with
decompression surgery, which involves drilling a small
hole in the skull and draining the blood, but this has a high
risk of recurrence,” explains Dr. Obrzut. “The approach
is based on the long-held theory that a chronic subdural
hematoma is the result of continued bleeding from the
ruptured veins.”
It is now believed, however, that chronic bleeding into the
site of the hematoma may be instead caused by blood leaking
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