A brief history of chronic subdural hematomas.
Examination of human remains tells us that subdural hematomas have been with mankind for thousands of years. Their recognition as distinct clinical entities is considerably more recent, and it has only been in the last century that the cause of chronic subdural hematomas has been adequately elucidated. The history of this discovery process is interesting and sheds light on the nature of scientific progress in general.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA.
D020200:Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans