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基隆長庚醫師提醒:長者跌倒後數週出現頭痛嗜睡等7症狀,警惕慢性硬腦膜下血腫
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基隆長庚醫師提醒:長者跌倒後數週出現頭痛嗜睡等7症狀,警惕慢性硬腦膜下血腫

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基隆長庚醫院外科部主任陳品元提醒,長者跌倒後數週若出現頭痛、嗜睡、走路不穩等7症狀,應警惕慢性硬腦膜下血腫,此病易被誤認為失智或老化,但及早處理多能明顯改善。

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隨著年齡增長,長者腦部萎縮導致腦骨間空間增大,橋靜脈拉緊,即使輕微撞擊也可能導致出血,經數週累積形成慢性硬腦膜下血腫。

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2026/09/26 07:30

基隆長庚醫院外科部主任、神經外科醫師陳品元提醒,年長者跌倒後數週,若逐漸出現頭痛、嗜睡、走不穩等狀況,別以為只是老化或中風;情境照。(圖取自freepik)

〔健康頻道/綜合報導〕長輩不小心在家滑一跤、頭輕輕撞了一下,當下看起來沒異狀,別因此完全放心。基隆長庚醫院外科部主任、神經外科醫師陳品元提醒,年長者跌倒後數週,若逐漸出現頭痛、嗜睡、反應變慢、走路不穩、甚至單側手腳無力等7症狀,均應提高警覺,別只當成自然老化,小心可能是「慢性硬腦膜下血腫」正在腦裡悄悄長大。

症狀像失智、中風易忽略

陳品元於臉書粉專發文表示,慢性硬腦膜下血腫是神經外科常見、卻最容易被延誤發現的一種出血。為什麼它這麼會偽裝?他解釋,這是因為它的症狀非常多變,包括:頭痛、嗜睡、記憶力變差、反應遲鈍、口齒不清、步態不穩及單側無力等,正因為太像失智、中風或單純老化,因此很容易被家屬忽略,甚至被誤診。它是少數「找出真正原因、處理後大多能明顯改善」的情況,所以「想到它」本身就很重要。

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輕微撞擊也可能慢慢滲血

陳品元進一步說明,隨著年齡增長,大腦會逐漸萎縮,腦部與頭骨之間的空間變大,連接兩者的細小橋靜脈也會被拉得較緊。此時只要頭部受到輕微外力,甚至只是搖晃,都可能導致血管被扯斷、慢慢滲血,經過3週以上逐漸累積成血水,進而壓迫大腦。有些長輩事後甚至想不起來自己曾經撞到頭。

跌倒後數週至數月最關鍵

陳品元強調,慢性硬腦膜下血腫和急性腦出血最大的不同,就是變化緩慢。跌倒後數週到數月,家屬應留意長輩是否出現和平常不一樣的地方,如變得比較愛睡、話變少、走路歪一側或是拿東西沒力,都是重要線索。若出現懷疑,進行頭部電腦斷層通常就能快速確認。

醫警抗凝血族群更要防跌

陳品元強調,多數慢性硬腦膜下血腫,只須把累積的血水引流出來,症狀往往可在幾天內就可明顯改善,頭部外觀也幾乎看不出痕跡。及早發現、及早處理,長輩就有很大的機會找回原本的精神與活力。此外,特別提醒,有服用抗凝血劑的長輩風險較高,平時更要留意防跌。

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