Neurological Disorders

Tao-Chen Lee

Publications

• Research Article
  Radiological Features and Post-Operative Drainage Amount Independently Predict Recurrence of Chronic Subdural Hematoma after Burr-hole Craniostomy
  Author(s): Chun-Yu Cheng, Yu-Kai Cheng, Chia-Yu Hsu, Ting-Chung Wang, Hsiu-Chu Lin, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Sheng-Wei Chang, Hsu-Huei Weng, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Tao-Chen Lee and Jen-Tsung YangChun-Yu Cheng, Yu-Kai Cheng, Chia-Yu Hsu, Ting-Chung Wang, Hsiu-Chu Lin, Ming-Hsueh Lee, Sheng-Wei Chang, Hsu-Huei Weng, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Tao-Chen Lee and Jen-Tsung Yang
  
  Background: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common neurologic disease in elderly. It is not always a benign condition because high recurrence rate had been reported. Independent risk factors for CSDH recurrence, especially the surgical and post-operative factors, had not been sufficiently investigated. Methods: We retrospectively collected and analyzed data for 125 CSDH patients treated by burr-hole craniostomy in a regional hospital in Taiwan. Results: Of these CSDH patients, the mean age was 70.2 ± 13.2 years and 96 (76.8%) were males. The CSDH recurrence rate after burr-hole craniostomy was 8.8% in our hospital. The recurrence group had thicker hematoma (24 mm vs. 18.5mm, P=0.024) and more often had laminar type CSDH (27.3% vs. 6.1%, P=0.044) than the non-recurrence group. Multivariate analysis foun.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.1000148

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