Subdural hygroma does not have internal membranes that can easily rupture like subdural haematoma, but hygroma can sometimes occur together with hemorrhage to become hematohygroma.Subdural hygromas most commonly occur when events such as head trauma, infections, or cranial surgeries happen in tandem with brain atrophy, severe dehydration, prolonged spinal drainage, or any other event that causes a decrease in intracranial pressure. This provides the basis for why subdural hygromas more commonly occur in infants and elderly; infants have compressible brains while elderly patients have a greater amount of space for fluid to accumulate due to brain atrophy from age. Signs and symptoms
Most subdural hygromas are small and clinically insignificant. A majority of patients with SDG will not experience symptoms. However, some commonly reported, but nonspecific, symptoms of SDG that have been reported include headache and  nausea. Focal neurologic deficits and seizures have also been reported but are nonspecific to SDG. Larger hygromas may cause secondary localized mass effects on the adjacent brain parenchyma, enough to cause a neurologic deficit or other symptoms. Acute subdural hygromas can be a potential neurosurgical emergency, requiring decompression. Acute hygromas are typically a result of head trauma—they are a relatively common posttraumatic lesion—but can also develop following neurosurgical procedures, and have also been associated with a variety of conditions, including dehydration in the elderly, lymphoma and connective tissue diseases. Diagnosis
In CT scan, subdural hygroma will have same density as the normal CSF. Meanwhile, in MRI, subdural hygroma will have same intensity with CSF.
Vitreous touch syndrome is a late complication of intra capsular cataract extraction wherein the vitreous bulges through the pupillary aperture, and touches and attaches to the corneal endothelium. References
Further reading
Dr. Kushal Banerjee (2006). "A review and clinical evaluation of per-operative and post-operative complications in case of manual small incision cataract surgery and extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intra-ocular lens implantation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014. Dissertation submitted Rajib Gandhi University of Health Sciences


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