False-colour computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain of a 79 year old woman suffering from a left subdural haematoma,which appears as the solid red region over the centre-right area of the brain. A haematoma is an accumulation of blood within tissue that clots to form a solid swelling. Subdural haematomas occur in elderly people,where a relatively slight head injury may tear veins in the space beneath the dura,the outermost of the three membranes,or meninges,which surround the brain. The condition may be rectified by surgery | |
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