Presenter Type
UNO Graduate Student (Masters)
Advisor Information
Athletic Training Program Director
Location
CEC RM #201/205/209
Presentation Type
Poster
Poster Size
48" x 36"
Start Date
22-3-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
22-3-2024 10:15 AM
Abstract
The purpose of the report is to present the case of a high school football player who survived two brain surgeries to treat a subacute subdural hematoma that turned chronic (cSDH). This case proves to be unique due to the lack of mechanism, the age of the patient, the complications from surgery, and the recovery.9,12,16 The patient underwent an MMA (middle meningeal artery) embolization to treat the subacute hematoma, followed by a double burr hole craniotomy with drainage of chronic subdural hematoma. It is important for athletic trainers along with other members of the health care system to work as a team and to avoid tunnel vision when treating athletes for concussions as further pathologies may be present.
Subacute to Chronic Subdural Hematoma in an 18-Year-Old Male Football Player
CEC RM #201/205/209
The purpose of the report is to present the case of a high school football player who survived two brain surgeries to treat a subacute subdural hematoma that turned chronic (cSDH). This case proves to be unique due to the lack of mechanism, the age of the patient, the complications from surgery, and the recovery.9,12,16 The patient underwent an MMA (middle meningeal artery) embolization to treat the subacute hematoma, followed by a double burr hole craniotomy with drainage of chronic subdural hematoma. It is important for athletic trainers along with other members of the health care system to work as a team and to avoid tunnel vision when treating athletes for concussions as further pathologies may be present.