Abstract

ARIAS MOLINA, Yordany et al. Subdural hematoma in alcoholicpatients. Multimed [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.5, pp. 1036-1047. ISSN 1028-4818.

A subdural hematoma is a collection of blood between the duramater, which is the membrane that covers the brain, and the arachnoid, one of the layers of the meninges; it is due to the traumatic rupture of venous vessels that cross the subdural space, therefore a separation takes place between the layers of the arachnoid and the duramater. The objective was to determine the type of subdural hematoma in alcoholic patients. An observational cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the General University Provincial Hospital Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, in the period from December 2017 to September 2018. The population studied 13 alcoholic patients who met the criteria of inclusion. The group of 40 to 50 years with seven patients predominated; 53, 84% of those studied had acute subdural hematoma, and the most affected side of the brain was the left which represents the 46, 15%. It is concluded that the acute subdural hematoma, with involvement of the left side of the brain, is more frequent in alcoholic patients.

Keywords : Subdural hematoma; Alcoholics; Alcoholism.

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