Brain surgery may be needed in treatment of subdural hematoma to
remove blood and to decrease intracranial pressure. The outcome of
the surgery depends on the source, severity, and location of the
problem.
Review Date: 02/09/2011
Reviewed By: Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy at UCSF, San
Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
