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Diagnosis of Subdural haematoma

Following a head injury, the medical staff treating you will consider how the injury was sustained and the resulting symptoms. If you are admitted to an intensive care unit, the potential development of a blood clot will be closely monitored. Your level of consciousness will be assessed, along with your ability to feel and move, and your reflexes.

Your eyes, ears, blood pressure, pulse, and breathing rate will also be checked. The interior of the eye is often examined with an instrument called an ophthalmoscope to see if pressure within the brain has increased. Children who may have sustained a head injury should be closely monitored for persisting vomiting and increased drowsiness

If your doctor suspects that you may have a subdural haematoma, they will arrange for you to have a CT scan, or MRI scan of your brain, to look for any damage or clotting. These scans produce detailed images of the brain.

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