Infection's Role in Chronic Brain Bleeding
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study investigates whether infection contributes to chronic subdural hematoma, a condition where blood collects between the brain and skull. Researchers will study patients undergoing surgery to understand infection's involvement and potentially improve treatment.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older
- You need surgery to treat chronic subdural hematoma (not just monitoring with observation)
- You cannot have taken antibiotics recently or currently
- You cannot have an active infection at the time of enrollment
- This must be your first occurrence of chronic subdural hematoma, not a recurring one
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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