In the United States, thousands of families are caring for aging adults who suffer from dementia related symptoms. Of this aging population, many suffer from a curable form of dementia secondary to a brain complication known as subdural hematoma. As a result, when caring for an aging adult, with a sudden onset of dementia related ...
A few years ago I was involved in a car accident. I was driving my favorite old BMW that I had just sunk quite a bit of money into fixing up. As I was driving home one night after work, I came to an intersection where the light was blinking yellow. It was very late ...
Elderly age plus head trauma = fair chance of developing a chronic subdural hematoma, and this chance jumps when the elderly individual is on the blood thinner Coumadin at the time of their fall. “It has long been recognised that the elderly are more likely to develop subdural haematoma, particularly from minor trauma,” states the ...
A few weeks ago my Chocolate Labrador developed a swelling on her right ear flap. It was a big bulge almost the size of a small fist. It was not hard but felt tight and fluid filled. We decided to take her to the vet who told us that she had a hematoma on the ...
Birth injuries, unfortunately, are a fact of life for many. Birth injuries are sometimes caused by a faultless event at birth, and sometimes they are caused by the physician delivering the baby. Some birth injuries are considered minimal, while others cause the death of an infant. One type of birth injury that many people are ...
Ear diseases in our pets cause them much pain and discomfort. The most common ear disease that is seen in dogs and cats is ear mites. You will notice that your dog or cat is scratching furiously at his or her ears and they shake their heads a lot as well. The mites are living ...
