WORDS BY: GELO GONZALES
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKY BALBOA (2006, COLUMBIA PICTURES)
November 20, 2009 | 2857 views
The good thing about subacute and chronic SDH though is that the blood fills in at a relatively slower rate than acute SDH, hence taking days and weeks before severe symptoms may be noticed.
Logically, medical practitioners and patients have more time for treatment.
What are the symptoms?
According to Medlineplus.gov, the symptoms of subdural hematoma are confused speech, difficulty with balance or walking, headache, lethargy or confusion, nausea and vomiting, numbness, seizures, slurred speech, visual disturbances, weakness.
So in the event that you bumped your head into something, and are experiencing a combination of these symptoms that you normally don’t feel, a visit to the neurologist might be a good idea.
There are also some factors which increase the risk of subdural hematoma, which are: Anticoagulant medication (blood thinners, including aspirin), long term abuse of alcohol, recurrent falls, repeated head injury, and very young or very old age.
Will Z fight again?
We hate to say it, but Z might just have fought his last battle in the boxing ring. Right now, the most important battle in Z’s life happens in a hospital room in the U.S., far from his hometown of Mandaue, Cebu.
