WORDS BY: GELO GONZALES
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKY BALBOA (2006, COLUMBIA PICTURES)
November 20, 2009 | 2860 views
The collection of blood in that area results in heightened levels of intracranial pressure, which compresses and damages brain tissue, ultimately resulting in brain injury.
A lot of boxers get hit with strong punches, is Z merely the victim of bad luck?
Partly, he is. Z most likely suffered from the acute type of subdural hematoma, which is the result of a sudden and forceful head trauma.
As has been reported, the effects were immediate on Z.
He is lucky that he received treatment quickly because acute subdural hematoma is the hardest to manage with blood rushing in at a high pace.
It is associated with a high rate of death and injury: 57% of those who suffer from acute SDH do not make it.
Out of those who survive, only 25% will fully recover with minimal neurological impairment.
We pray for Z’s full recovery.
What other types of subdural hematomas are there?
Aside from the acute type, there is also subacute and chronic subdural hematoma. The premise is all the same, but the onset of readily observable symptoms differs.
The effects of Acute SDH occur within 24 hours, subacute, within 2-10 days; and chronic, more than 10 days.
Subacute, and chronic SDH usually occur after a very minor head injury, the likes of which most of us will probably ignore at first. But be warned: Every type of SDH has the potential for doing the same amount of long-term physiological damage.
