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Distinguish Details on Twist Drill Surgeries

Published on Tue Apr 07, 2026

Question: I have an operative report in front of me that I need some help figuring out: An 82-year-old man on warfarin presents with 2 weeks of progressive confusion and left-sided weakness. CT head shows a right frontoparietal chronic subdural hematoma, 2.5 cm thick, with 7 mm midline shift extending beyond the coronal suture; the collection is hypodense and homogeneous. [...]
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