Ambivalence among neurologists and neurosurgeons on the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma: A national survey

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-59

  Berghauser Pont, L M E ^a   Dippel, D W J ^a   Verweij, B H ^b   Dirven, C M F ^a   Dammers, R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic subdural hematoma; Corticosteroids; Surgery; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874961693     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: 22402993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-012-0130-1     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Adhiyaman V, Asghar M, Ganeshram KN, Bhowmick BK (2002) Chronic subdural haematoma in the elderly. Postgrad Med J 78: 71-75.
2. Sambasivan M (1997) An overview of chronic subdural hematoma: experience with 2300 cases. Surg Neurol 47: 418-422.
3. Stroobandt G, Fransen P, Thauvoy C, Menard E (1995) Pathogenetic factors in chronic subdural haematoma and causes of recurrence after drainage. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 137: 6-14.
4. Mori K, Maeda M (2001) Surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma in 500 consecutive cases: clinical characteristics, surgical outcome, complications, and recurrence rate. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 41: 371-381.
5. Santarius T, Lawton R, Kirkpatrick PJ, Hutchinson PJ (2008) The management of primary chronic subdural haematoma: a questionnaire survey of practice in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Br J Neurosurg 22: 529-534.
6. Bender MB, Christoff N (1974) Nonsurgical treatment of subdural hematomas. Arch Neurol 31: 73-79.
7. Cenic A, Bhandari M, Reddy K (2005) Management of chronic subdural hematoma: a national survey and literature review. Can J Neurol Sci 32: 501-506.
8. Dran G, Berthier F, Fontaine D, Rasenrarijao D, Paquis P (2007) Effectiveness of adjuvant corticosteroid therapy for chronic subdural hematoma: a retrospective study of 198 cases. Neurochirurgie 53: 477-482.
9. Drapkin AJ (1991) Chronic subdural hematoma: pathophysiological basis for treatment. Br J Neurosurg 5: 467-473.
10. Guenot M (2001) Chronic subdural hematoma. Introduction and results of a survey by the French Society of Neurosurgery. Neurochirurgie 47: 459-460.
11. Sun TF, Boet R, Poon WS (2005) Non-surgical primary treatment of chronic subdural haematoma: Preliminary results of using dexamethasone. Br J Neurosurg 19: 327-333.
12. Zarkou S, Aguilar MI, Patel NP, Wellik KE, Wingerchuk DM, Demaerschalk BM (2009) The role of corticosteroids in the management of chronic subdural hematomas: a critically appraised topic. Neurologist 15: 299-302.
13. Hong HJ, Kim YJ, Yi HJ, Ko Y, Oh SJ, Kim JM (2009) Role of angiogenic growth factors and inflammatory cytokine on recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma. Surg Neurol 71: 161-165.
14. Frati A, Salvati M, Mainiero F, Ippoliti F, Rocchi G, Raco A, Caroli E, Cantore G, Delfini R (2004) Inflammation markers and risk factors for recurrence in 35 patients with a posttraumatic chronic subdural hematoma: a prospective study. J Neurosurg 100: 24-32.
15. Glover D, Labadie EL (1976) Physiopathogenesis of subdural hematomas. Part 2: inhibition of growth of experimental hematomas with dexamethasone. J Neurosurg 45: 393-397.
16. Delgado-Lopez PD, Martin-Velasco V, Castilla-Diez JM, Rodriguez-Salazar A, Galacho-Harriero AM, Fernandez-Arconada O (2009) Dexamethasone treatment in chronic subdural haematoma. Neurocirugia (Astur) 20: 346-359.
17. Pichert G, Henn V (1987) Conservative therapy of chronic subdural hematomas. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 117: 1856-1862.
18. Goodglass H, Kaplan E (1983) The assessment of aphasia and related disorders. Lea Febiger, Philadelphia.
19. Weigel R, Schmiedek P, Krauss JK (2003) Outcome of contemporary surgery for chronic subdural haematoma: evidence based review. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74: 937-943.
20. Santarius T, Kirkpatrick PJ, Ganesan D, Chia HL, Jalloh I, Smielewski P, Richards HK, Marcus H, Parker RA, Price SJ, Kirollos RW, Pickard JD, Hutchinson PJ (2009) Use of drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 374: 1067-1073.
21. Parlato C, Guarracino A, Moraci A (2000) Spontaneous resolution of chronic subdural hematoma. Surg Neurol 53: 312-315.
22. Naganuma H, Fukamachi A, Kawakami M, Misumi S, Nakajima H, Wakao T (1986) Spontaneous resolution of chronic subdural hematomas. Neurosurgery 19: 794-798.
23. Maurice-Williams RS (1999) Chronic subdural haematoma: an everyday problem for the neurosurgeon. Br J Neurosurg 13: 547-549.
24. Suzuki M, Endo S, Inada K, Kudo A, Kitakami A, Kuroda K, Ogawa A (1998) Inflammatory cytokines locally elevated in chronic subdural haematoma. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 140: 51-55.
25. Suzuki M, Kudo A, Kitakami A, Doi M, Kubo N, Kuroda K, Ogawa A (1998) Local hypercoagulative activity precedes hyperfibrinolytic activity in the subdural space during development of chronic subdural haematoma from subdural effusion. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 140: 261-265.
26. Wada T, Kuroda K, Yoshida Y, Ogasawara K, Ogawa A, Endo S (2006) Local elevation of the anti-inflammatory interleukin-10 in the pathogenesis of chronic subdural hematoma. Neurosurg Rev 29: 242-245.
27. Weigel R, Schilling L, Schmiedek P (2001) Specific pattern of growth factor distribution in chronic subdural hematoma (CSH): evidence for an angiogenic disease. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 143: 811-818.
28. Berghauser Pont LM, Dammers R, Schouten JW, Lingsma HF, Dirven CM (2012) Clinical factors associated with outcome in chronic subdural hematoma: a retrospective cohort study of patients on pre-operative corticosteroid therapy. Neurosurgery 70: 873-880.
29. Berghauser Pont LME, Dirven CMF, Dippel DW, Verweij BH, Dammers R (2012) The role of corticosteroids in the management of chronic subdural hematoma, a systematic review. Eur J Neurol. doi: 10. 1111/j. 1468-1331. 2012. 03768. x. [Epub ahead of print].