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Post chemo & radiation had head injury unconscious since 2 days 3mm midline shift & chronic subdural hematoma is surgery required? very weak now
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
That can be serious: and needs to be addressed by a neurosurgeon as they would decide if surgery is necessary
Answered 11/19/2014
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Not appropriate: Asking if you need neurosurgery on HealthTap is not appropriate. The doctors seeing the images and patient and able to do surgery are the people to trust.
Answered 11/19/2014
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Management: There is some data suggesting that high dose steroids may be useful in managing subdural hematoma, but with the described mass effect and lack of response, strongly consider surgical decompression.
Answered 5/20/2016
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