The creator of the Dragon Ball manga died of an acute subdural hematoma, a surgical emergency that often occurs after head trauma.
- Subdural hematoma is the most common intracranial hematoma occurring after trauma. It is characterized by an abnormal flow of blood between the brain and the dura mater, which covers the nervous system. The hematoma becomes blocked in this gap and the blood accumulates there until it causes compression of the brain.
- There are two types of subdural hematomas: acute (symptoms appear a few minutes or hours after the injury) or chronic (they develop gradually and slowly over several weeks or even years).
- Subdural hematoma generally results from a shock to the skull (accident, blow, shaken baby, etc.) causing damage to a vein, causing the bleeding. The mortality rate in cases of acute hematoma can reach 90% if the patient is not operated on within 4 hours of the shock.
The father of Dragon Ball left us. The Japanese Akira Toriyama, creator of the famous manga, died on March 1 at the age of 68. According to a communicated published on X by his publishing house Shueisha and his studio Bird Studio, the mangaka died of “acute subdural hematoma”. What is it about ?
Subdural hematoma is often caused by head trauma
Subdural hematoma is the most common intracranial hematoma occurring after trauma. It is characterized by an abnormal flow of blood between the brain and the dura mater, which covers the nervous system. The hematoma becomes blocked in this gap and blood accumulates there until it increases intracranial pressure and causes compression of the brain, which can cause serious neurological damage.
There are two types of subdural hematomas: acute (symptoms appear a few minutes or hours after the injury) or chronic (they develop gradually and slowly over several weeks or even years). Acute hematoma, which constitutes a neurosurgical emergency, causes disturbances of consciousness, convulsions and sometimes coma. When it is chronic, as is often the case in the elderly or alcoholics, it is responsible for drowsiness, headaches, behavioral problems or even difficulty speaking.
Acute subdural hematoma: a mortality rate of up to 90%
Subdural hematoma is generally the result of a shock to the skull (accident, blow, shaken baby, etc.) causing damage to a vein, causing the bleeding. The diagnosis is made using a CT scan or brain MRI. While small hematomas tend to resolve spontaneously, larger ones require surgical intervention. In this case drainage, which consists of drilling a hole in the skull to evacuate the hematoma.
The vital prognosis of chronic subdural hematoma is rather good, but the mortality rate in cases of acute hematoma is “around 30% if the patient is operated on within 4 hours of the shock” And “beyond that, it can reach 90%”says neurosurgeon Marc Guénot from the Women’s Journal.
Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, known for creating the “Dragon Ball” series, died on March 1. He was 68.
BIRD STUDIO announced the news of Toriyama’s death in a notice posted on Friday, March 8. https://t.co/UCYSte5Chi pic.twitter.com/u73iXKTb7U
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