subdural
Below brain's covering
Subdural describes a location in anatomy: beneath the dura mater, the tough outermost membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
A subdural hematoma is a collection of blood in that space, typically from head trauma.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts.
Outermost meningeal membrane
- arachnoidOf or like spiders
- materMother, informally British
- meningesBrain and cord coverings
- craniumSkull bone structure
skull · cerebral · cortex · gyrus · sulcus · ventricle · cerebellum · brainstem
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- clotCoagulated mass
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
trauma · concussion · injury · collection · blood · swelling · coagulation · extravasation
Within the skull
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
tension · hydrocephalus · monitoring · ICP · elevated · decompression · ventricular
Surgical skull removal procedure
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- drainageLiquid removal system
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
decompression · incision · anesthesia · postoperative · preoperative · sterile · scalpel · surgical
dura
Outermost meningeal membrane
cranium · skull · cerebral · cortex · gyrus · sulcus · ventricle · cerebellum · brainstem · frontal
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
contusion · trauma · concussion · injury · collection · blood · swelling · coagulation · extravasation · acute
intracranial
Within the skull
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
edema · tension · hydrocephalus · monitoring · ICP · elevated · decompression · ventricular
craniotomy
Surgical skull removal procedure
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- drainageLiquid removal system
- evacuationRemoval from danger
catheter · decompression · incision · anesthesia · postoperative · preoperative · sterile · scalpel · surgical · neurologist
CT
Tomographic imaging method
hypodense · hyperdense · lucency · radiograph · contrast · diagnosis · findings · acute · chronic · bilateral
- Brain Disordersdementia, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease
subduralepidural
Spinal numbing injection
extradural · subarachnoid · intracerebral · intraventricular
- subdural hematomaBlood between brain layers