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Fell Down And Sustained A Concussion. Was Rushed Through SDH With Burr Holes. Have Seizures On EEG. Suggestions?

My mother, age 83, fell may 6 and sustained a concussion. She just come to mpls on a plane and was rushed to a local ED for evacuation of a SDH with burr holes. She now is having seizures on EEG and has cardiomyopathy per echo which is new foe her. Could the plane trip have caused this and what is the prognosis? She in only 24 hours out from surgery.
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Plane trip is unlikely to be the cause for SDH. Sometimes, subdural hematomas may occur later on, and are not seen on initial CT scan.
Similarly, cardiomyopathy may not have been diagnosed earlier.
Seizures can be either due to head injury or due to surgery effect.
Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Fell Down And Sustained A Concussion. Was Rushed Through SDH With Burr Holes. Have Seizures On EEG. Suggestions?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Plane trip is unlikely to be the cause for SDH. Sometimes, subdural hematomas may occur later on, and are not seen on initial CT scan. Similarly, cardiomyopathy may not have been diagnosed earlier. Seizures can be either due to head injury or due to surgery effect. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/