Preferred Name |
subdural hematoma |
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Synonyms |
SDH |
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Definitions |
Extravasation and subsequent accumulation of blood in the subdural space between the dural and arachnoidal layers of the meninges. This condition primarily occurs over the surface of a cerebral hemisphere (hematoma, subdural, intracranial), but may develop in the posterior fossa and spinal canal (hematoma, subdural, spinal). Acute (hematoma, subdural, acute) and chronic (hematoma, subdural, chronic) forms exist. [MeSH] |
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ID |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID4706 |
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Definition |
Extravasation and subsequent accumulation of blood in the subdural space between the dural and arachnoidal layers of the meninges. This condition primarily occurs over the surface of a cerebral hemisphere (hematoma, subdural, intracranial), but may develop in the posterior fossa and spinal canal (hematoma, subdural, spinal). Acute (hematoma, subdural, acute) and chronic (hematoma, subdural, chronic) forms exist. [MeSH] |
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label |
RID4706 |
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May_Cause |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID35285 |
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Preferred_name |
subdural hematoma |
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Preferred_name_German |
Subdurales Hämatom |
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prefixIRI |
RID4706 |
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Synonym |
SDH |
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UMLS_ID |
C0018946 |
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subClassOf |