A 69-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the emergency room (ER)after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion.Based on his alcoholism,a likely cause of his neurologic symptoms is:

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Chronic subdural hematomas are commonly found in persons who abuse alcohol and develop over weeks to months.
A concussion is more acute,and chronic subdural hematomas are more commonly found in persons who abuse alcohol.
It is a chronic subdural hematoma that occurs in alcoholics,not an epidural.
Subacute subdural hematomas present with confusion,but these occur sooner than the chronic subdural associated with alcoholism.

A 69-Year-Old Male with a History of Alcohol Abuse Presents