Why heavy metal fans should take it easy
4th July 2014
By Amanda Davey
Doctors have highlighted the potential dangers of headbanging to heavy-metal music after a man developed a chronic subdural haematoma after a Motorhead concert.
The 50 year-old man had complained of a steadily worsening headache despite no head trauma.
A CT scan confirmed he had a chronic subdural haematoma on the right side of his brain. Surgeons removed the haematoma through a burr hole and used closed system subdural drainage for six days after surgery.
His headache subsided and he was well on his last examination two months later. A heavy session of headbanging four weeks