Subdural hematoma develops when blood veins that are located
between the membranes covering the brain (the meninges) leak blood
after an injury to the head. This is a serious condition since the
increase in intracranial pressure can cause damage to brain tissue
and loss of brain function.
Review Date: 06/28/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. 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)
