Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez, Bryden H Dawes, Hussein A Zeineddine, William W Wroe, Salvatore A D'Amato, Hyun Woo Kim, Michael I Nahhas, Peng Roc Chen, Spiros L Blackburn, Sunil A Sheth, Ching-Jen Chen, Ashutosh Mahapatra, Ryan S Kitagawa, Mark J Dannenbaum
BACKGROUND: Septated chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH) have high rates of recurrence despite surgical evacuation. Middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) has emerged as a promising adjuvant for secondary prevention, yet its efficacy remains ill-defined. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of septated cSDH cases treated at our institution. The surgery-only group was derived from cases performed before 2018, and the surgery+MMAE group was derived from cases performed 2018 or later...
March 21, 2024: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery