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Subdural hematoma causes
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The most common causes of subdural hematoma include head trauma and neurosurgical procedures.
Causes
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
- Head trauma
- Aneurysmal rupture
- Meningioma
Common Causes
- Head trauma
- Neurosurgical procedures
Less Common Causes
- Cocaine
- Dural metastase
- Roller coaster
Genetic Causes
- ADPKD
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Fabry’s disease
- Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB
- Type B Niemann–Pick disease
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Anticoagulants |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic |
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| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic |
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| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | Osteogenesis imperfecta |
| Neurologic | Brain aneurysm |
| Nutritional/Metabolic |
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| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic |
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| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | Cocain |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | ADPKD |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | head trauma |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.