Accumulation of blood in the SUBDURAL SPACE between the DURA MATER and the arachnoidal layer of the MENINGES. This condition primarily occurs over the surface of a CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE, but may develop in the spinal canal (HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, SPINAL). Subdural hematoma can be classified as the acute or the chronic form, with immediate or delayed symptom onset, respectively. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, severe HEADACHE, and deteriorating mental status.

Descriptor ID	D006408
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.300.535.450.400 C10.900.300.837.600 C14.907.253.573.400.450 C23.550.414.838.700 C23.550.414.913.700 C26.915.300.490.450
Concept/Terms	Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematomas, Subdural Subdural Hematomas Subdural Hematoma Hemorrhage, Subdural Hemorrhages, Subdural Subdural Hemorrhage Subdural Hemorrhages Subdural Hematoma, Traumatic Subdural Hematoma, Traumatic Hematoma, Traumatic Subdural Hematomas, Traumatic Subdural Subdural Hematomas, Traumatic Traumatic Subdural Hematoma Traumatic Subdural Hematomas

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