Schoedel, Petra and Bruendl, Elisabeth and Hochreiter, Andreas and Scheitzach, Judith and Bele, Sylvia and Brawanski, Alexander and Schebesch, Karl-Michael (2016) Restoration of Functional Integrity After Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma-An Age-Adjusted Analysis of 697 Patients. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 94. pp. 465-470. ISSN 1878-8750, 1878-8769
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OBJECTIVE: Although chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) can be treated by surgery, little is known about age-dependent symptoms and age-adjusted rates of restoring functional integrity. To evaluate the clinical symptoms and the course of CSH in patients of different age groups (AGs), we reviewed patients with CSH treated at our department over the past 22 years. METHODS: This retrospective analysis included 697 patients with CSH (461 men, 236 women; mean age 70.1 years). Subgroup analysis was done according to AG 1) <65 years, 2) 66-75 years, 3) 76-85 years, 4) 86-95 years, and 5) >95 years. RESULTS: Most patients had been treated with burr-hole trephination and implantation of a subdural drain (96.5%; n = 673). No significant difference concerning surgical morbidity and mortality was found between the AGs, but patients >75 years more frequently required reoperation (P = 0.001). Preoperatively, the most common symptoms were headache in AGs 1 and 2 (56.3% and 48.5%) and mnestic deficits in AGs 3-5 (54.9%, 51.9%, and 50.0%). After surgery, the clinical symptoms of CSH had significantly abated in all age groups. The most common clinical residuals were motor deficits in AG 1 (10.4%), mnestic deficits in AG 2 (10.7%), AG 4 (24.1%), and AG 5 (50.0%), and organic brain syndrome in AG 3 (15.0%). CONCLUSION: CSH predominantly caused unspecific symptoms such as headache and cognitive decline. CSH surgery immediately relieved symptoms in patients of all AGs. However, improvement rates significantly depended on patient age. This should be taken into consideration when advising on surgical treatment of CSH.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | DEMENTIA; DRAINAGE; Age-adjusted analysis; Chronic subdural hematoma; Detailed symptom description; Symptom relief |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurochirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2019 13:07 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2019 13:07 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/4127 |
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