BRAIN SURGEON explains Bob Saget Cause of Death and Autopsy Results | Subdural Hematoma

Bob Saget tragically passed away on January 9th, 2022 at the age of 65. Although the cause of death was initially a mystery after he was found unresponsive in his hotel bed, autopsy results were released one month later. They revealed a subdural hematoma, a blood clot that forms between the surface of the brain and the dura, its protective covering. Follow along as I explain the details of Bob Saget's tragic death, explain the causes and treatments of subdural hematoma, and offer an interpretation of the tragic events surrounding his death.

[@martinrutkowskimd3709]

New details regarding Mr. Saget’s autopsy results have emerged since I created this video, I’ll have updated information and thoughts coming soon. Thanks to my dutiful viewers for pointing this out! And be sure to check out my second video for more details. Something doesn’t add up!

[@jmart5302]

Looking forward to it!

[@lhspirited]

I hope you will explain what the fractures were, where they were, and what kind of force would cause those.

[@hrhtreeoflife4815]

Q That's exactly 💯 right. Something definitely doesn't add up. Q

[@ingridtan2829]

why did he die from a heart attack then and the doctors lied about it?

[@hrhtreeoflife4815]

@@ingridtan2829 that is indeed something to ponder.

[@sghaua]

Last week My 78yr old dad lost his balance and fell down….hitting his head on the concrete. Because of Bob Saget’s story, I rushed him to the ER even though he said he felt fine. The CT Scan revealed a very small Subdural Hematoma. After a night in the hospital for observation, he was sent home. It’s been a week since his fall and the huge bump on his head has gone down and he continues to be ok. 🙏🏽 Always take head injuries seriously 👍🏽

[@doreendaykin6693]

You were so smart to take your Dad to ER immediately!! Glad all went so well. Your Dad has a wonderful daughter!! 🙏💙🙏💗🙏

[@erictaylor5462]

Glad your dad was okay. I take care of my elderly father as well.

[@lindavanocker1841]

Ok after reading a ton of these comments i now will throw my hat into the ring. First let me tell u i am a retired nurse. I was working in the ER one night when a victim of a car wreck was brought in. A trk had crashed head on into his car doing at least 60 mph according to the police. His head had struck the rear view mirror. The force broke off the mirror and ran the stem of it into his forehead. The xrays of his skull seem pretty close to what has been described as Bob Sagets. He had an almost perfect round hole that spread out in cracks to the back of his head.His head did hold together . His injury was just the opposite of Sagets as it was front to back not back to front. Trust me, this man was in no condition to get in bed and go nite ,nite ! He was DOA. We tried resuscitation but he was gone. The EMTs said he was barely alive when they got to him but died just as they reached the hospital. So i wld think that unless be fell from a 10 story floor and then got up and went to his room to lie down for a while ,or he fell backwards at about 50 mph, something else happened to him . There is my two cents . For what its worth!! Thank you to those who read this to the end !

[@lexuses3942]

The only difference is bob had (separate) cracks. Different areas were hit separately, Bob was beaten

[@suzsnnesanders4742]

I so agree!!!

[@cynimonry5919]

Sounds like foul play. Now the family wants to silence the media reports.

[@wendigo1919]

I saw the autopsy report from the ME with detailed images. He hit the back of his head on a hard surface (blunt trauma) and suffered a fracture which also resulted in a subdural hematoma. Then what happened due to physics/momentum is his head bounced back in the opposite direction and hit another hard surface causing what's caused a "countercoup" injury/fracture (a fracture 180 degrees to the original fracture), along with other injuries including the orbital fractures and the two black eyes. He may have lost consciousness and regained consciousness making his way to his back where he died. This all very likely occured in the bathroom amidst the hard tiled surfaces. So yes, it is very possible and does happen. Also, there was no bleeding with Mr. Saget, it was all internal. These are two completely different cases you are comparing... NOT similar.

[@comunistabkn1107]

Hey Dr. I went through brain sterm surgery 6 months ago, I am still recovering currently and went back to my law school again, also I don’t have that d4mn Cavernoma anymore hahaha. I want to thank you because you let us, non medical people, learn about the brain and it’s surgical interventions. It’s always a fun lecture watch your videos. Greetings from Chile and keep on saving lifes please. (Sorry for my bad English)

[@janineanderson1446]

please tell me how your injury occured?

[@janineanderson1446]

I was shoved out of a moving vehicle by a convicted murderer on the run working where he shouldn't have been. I was a campground customer . broke my C1 shoved it up sideways under skull huge hematoma hit bumpy assault bounced like a rag doll the more I tried to stop it more I seemed to hit pavement my periocardonal sac was choking out my heart which was loosen from wall bubble on optic nerve from blow tec ligiments shred Ed up one side down other. point is saget had 1by1gash at what appear way high on back of head. had to be blood he had racoons eyes .... and no sign of. trama later investigation then???? b. s.

[@janineanderson1446]

the location of laceration proves he was struck then abbrasion from being dragged elementary

[@idontcare1481]

@@janineanderson1446 You know I’ve been wondering about that myself. If there were no signs of forced entry or foul play other than the injury he sustained, they have nothing to go on so they probably had to rule it accidental. I would hope they looked at hotel footage to see if anyone entered his room or intercepted him upon walking up to his room. If they did that and saw nothing, I’m not sure what else they can do. It probably helps the family to know what happened and have closure too. I’m sorry about what happened to you.

[@binthrdonthat]

Your English is excellent !

[@joniweaver7394]

I have some questions too. When the news first broke of Mr. Saget's passing, we were told that he had just finished doing a 2 hour show. Then, he called his wife talked with her on the phone for approximately 1or 1/2 hours. With the Supteminal Hematoma how was he able to do all of these things? How long, usually, is it for a person with this serious life threatening condition? With this new information, a "Timeline" needs to be established.

[@tbunnyshy1]

Also, an eyewitness said his skin was very yellow which would be jaundice.

[@proanimaluver6487]

Right but I've seen where people hacked with axes make coffee and get the paper hours after being attacked by his son Not personally but I don't know the name but you can Google son taking an ax to both his parents. His mom lived

[@chiefinspector7280]

@@tbunnyshy1 who and when? His deteriorating condition points to suicide.

[@chiefinspector7280]

He couldn't do anything with those injuries.They occured after getting to his room.

[@chiefinspector7280]

Texted the wife

[@ludvigmansson9875]

As a Swedish med student, I absolutely love this channel! High quality content right from the start. Thank you!

[@GinaJMlbrn]

He was coherent enough to write a tweet out at 3am on the day he died. Something doesn’t add up 🤔

[@prestonnorris9822]

Gina ...I'm with you. And now the family is sueing for further information to be released

[@chiefinspector7280]

He had gotten to the hotel at 2:30 am

[@lexuses3942]

@@chiefinspector7280 No, he entered his room at 2:17 am, the door never opened again until 4pm next day. It was a hit, they need to check the balcony

[@chiefinspector7280]

@@lexuses3942 What floor was he on? Cameras on the exterior? Noises? How would they climb up the side of the building? possibly were staying in the nextdoor unit .Seems unlikely.

[@lexuses3942]

@@chiefinspector7280 9th floor, yes cameras everywhere except the room. It was definitely planned and professionally done. We just don’t know how, yet. NO WAY Bob did that to himself in his bed. Bc he was in his bed..fully clothed, on top of covers, if he did that in the bathroom that’s where he would’ve been found, not the bed. So he was definitely already IN BED

[@jeanlanz2344]

Thank you for the clear explanations and great diagrams. Also, your humbleness, based on the limited amount of data you had at the time of your presentation, is reassuring. God bless you.

[@TheRealityfades]

My moms family friend that lived around the block had alcoholism, fell, hit her head and died. I never understood why, but a subdural hematoma seems to be why. Thanks for explaining!

[@salonsavy6476]

my co- worker died the same way ,,

[@AnaLucia-wy2ii]

It’s worse when drunk people fall because they aren’t coordinated and aren’t able to break their falls. I learned this fun fact after reading about unfortunate cases of drunken fist fights turning deadly sometimes even after one punch. Then the guy who threw the punch gets charged with murder.

[@susantaulli6580]

He had multiple skull fractures. His death should be investigated, not "explained away". The cameras in the Ritz-Carlton should be reviewed. Unless he told the family or someone else about a fall that he suffered, this is a mystery. Fell? Fell on what? Too many unanswered questions.

[@johnfroelich8554]

Agreed

[@ramblinmic6324]

I agree 100%. To many questions and a very sketchy SUSPICIOUS narrative. But his wife and daughters are not asking these questions that you and I are asking. And with family not pushing for an investigation there wont be one.

[@machinmon.]

NO QUESTIONS! THE DR HAS SPOKEN!

[@ramblinmic6324]

@@machinmon. exactly. The doctor and the autopsy answers any and all questions. Period.

[@keeoncollier9533]

@@ramblinmic6324 how the hell do you know what the family is asking? Do you know the family personally?

[@MrYomeee3]

No better way than ending this night (in Europe) by watching the greatest neurosurgeon on KZbin! I hope you have time to briefly answer a question I’ve been thinking about: in Sweden the amount of gun-related deaths are increasing so I’ve been wondering, what exactly is happening to the human brain to make a person die instantly when a gunshot is aimed towards the head? Thank you for amazing content!

[@drdre4397]

I like the topic but I think that question is too broad...What caliber of bullet will matter a ton for example. Also you have to consider which area of the brain is being hit, to just say the entire brain is too broad. Did it go enter and exit the skull? Did it not exit and stay lodged? What part of the brain got hit? You'd need a case specific example to go off of. If you get shot with a .50 cal, you aren't going to have a head... it will be a red puff of mist. If you get shot with a .45,.357, 3.08 or 7.62 you aren't gonna look good maybe lose a chunk of your face. If you get hit with something like a 5.56 or a 9mm you will likely still die but maybe the casket might be able to remain open. There are a lot of variable to consider when looking at gun related head injuries and based on a question as broad as yours I would say that a bullet can destroy and entire head like a pumpkin (see videos of .50 cals) or can rip parts of your face off and go clean through your head. In all those cases your brain is like a watermelon and the bullet is ripping through that. Some people survive shooting themselves in the head with a 9mm. But even then I would still suggest grabbing a specific case to use as a reference point to due how many variables can become involved.

[@drsuessl]

Thank you ☺️. There is always so much to learn. Thank you for explaining to us. ❤️

[@danieldeletsu1440]

This is the first video I'm seeing from this channel and I had to subscribe. Very interesting content and explained incredibly clearly. Looking forward to more videos!

[@chanelv5373]

I too just subscribed.

[@annea8216]

I’ve just discovered your channel and am already enthralled. THANK YOU for taking the time to educate the non- medical people and explaining simply and easily understandable. I have a diagnosis of VBD (Vertobrobasilar Dolioectasia), which I can never pronounce or spell) and am over 10 years post diagnosis. Would you need able to do a video to try and explain this to me & others in a way I/we can understand? THANK YOU🙏

[@jimdavis2385]

Someone killed Bob. Was it due to a gambling debt? An offended mob boss? A hooker who tried to roll him? Whatever it was, people found on their back nice and neat with one arm to their side and another across their chest have been put in that position. This wasn't an accident.

[@cindypattana6071]

I agree. Family is trying to stop release of information, so something fishy happened.

[@RosieRoserules]

He was a known pedophile he often told off color jokes about undressing around little boys

[@AnnaMaria-zm8cv]

Where was Killary that night?

[@danielj844]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. The videos are getting better, continue the grind in youtube. Greetings from Ecuador.

[@1Hawting]

I know that given your profession, you're probably really busy, but if you were to record audio books I'd listent to all of them because your voice and the way you speak is so nice and soothing

[@ThisIsKiki1]

Yeah, I agree! I imagine he must give really good lectures; he's so easy to listed to and (more importantly) pay attention to

[@paulschannel3046]

32 year career as RN with 25 in ICU here. It's so sad that something like this happens. We always talk about patient education but I've always felt we as health care people need to go a step further.... PUBLIC education! Such injuries like this are a perfect example. Mr. Saget's injuries himself and developed pain/headache. Like most people he likely thought I'll just lay down take a nap and feel better when I wake up. So sorry for his loss and condolences to his family!

[@machinmon.]

It's a cover up

[@paulschannel3046]

@@machinmon. I'm now in agreement with you. I saw the second video/update put out by the Dr. and a crime/coverup is the only thing that makes and sense.

[@johnmitchell8925]

Your the reason I don't go to the doctor

[@jgjg3848]

No offense to you, but no one should trust the medical industry ever again after the last two years.

[@paulschannel3046]

@@jgjg3848 I retired almost two years ago and I TOTALLY AGREE with you!!!

[@Zara-fd2ec]

Dr.Rutkowski thank you so very much for your very clear, concise and informative explanation.

[@livingauthenticallyonmyownterm]

This is an amazing video Dr. !!! I just found you and subbed immediately. We need more Dr.s out on KZbin so medical procedures are transparent to the layman. As a retired RN, I can’t wait to see your other videos. Be well 🪔

[@erictaylor5462]

How do we know that the hit to his head was the result of an unwitnessed fall and not an assault? How likely is it that a sober, 65-year-old with no known neurological issue will randomly fall hard enough to cause a lethal head trauma, then get up and go to bed? I have hit my head hard enough to require medical attention. If these head traumas were hard enough to be lethal without medical attention, I'm not sure. But I am sure I would not have been able to get up on my own and go to bed after each accident.(I've hit my head hard enough to need medical attention 5 times, every time as a child under 16 and once in a car at age 18). If Saget was assaulted, perhaps in his room, whoever committed the assault could have put him into bed, removed any evidence they had been there and left long before the time Saget was due to check out and would be checked on.

[@anneheimburger3186]

Thank you.

[@sonneversets3530]

I’ve hit my head multiple times over my life, too. Including some severe car accidents. And have suffered a cracked skull from a severe fall from a concrete platform, onto concrete steps, when my head (& body) slammed backwards onto them. Don’t know how long I was ‘out’, as I was alone. But after the initial shock wore a bit, I was able to ever so slowly get up, get to a phone, talk w/someone who was busy, so didn’t want to bother them....then slowly walk outside to sit, thinking I would be OK, in a bit. After IDK how much more time, I somehow managed to drive the 3 miles home, not able to lean back at all. I then took a shower & when the water hit my head, I was stunned into more reality. Looking down, I saw the tub of blood & knew I had to get to the hospital. Again I called a friend, who left immediately to come take me. It was a holiday weekend & the ER was full. All my friend had to do was turn me around slowly to show my back, that was now soaked in blood. They couldn’t get me to a room fast enough. And after I knew all this, I realized why a very crowded ER room went silent when we stood at the desk. Yes, I had other major injuries that had them in wonder how I ever did what I did. But when you’re in shock, your brain shuts down in areas to ‘survival mode’, & ppl are able to do ‘what’s necessary.’ Things they’d otherwise never be able to. I had no medical ins, which is why I didn’t call an ambulance & was trying to avoid the ER. I also have always had a very high pain tolerance. I took a long time to heal from that. Especially my brain, that took the longest. I believe the initial reports, that said he was found face down, on the floor of his room. That was carpeted.... Not even sure those reports are still available. ;)

[@PhoenixRisen63]

@@sonneversets3530 I had a similar experience. Weekend getaway, I wasn't paying attention and walked full force into a low-hanging branch. Whiplashed my neck (second whiplash in a couple of years, as I had had a car accident prior to this), knocked me to the ground; most of the impact was to my hip and elbow. I was more worried about my hip than anything, but could walk, so just went back to the motel. I had some new vague, weird symptoms that I couldn't explain. Weakness. Tremors. Cramping. I couldn't explain them, so didn't seek help. A year later, nothing was better; my memory was shot. My thinking was cloudy. My vision was disturbed. My balance was GONE. Turns out that I had a birth defect in my skull, of which I was unaware, at 55 years old. A Chiari Malformation. When my neck snapped back, the narrowed opening of my skull PINCHED MY BRAINSTEM. Could see the crimp mark on an MRI. I ended up having a decompression, to create more space for my spinal cord/ brain stem, to relieve the excess CSF pressure in my head. That helped a great deal, but a year out, I still have some symptoms, I just manage them better. So YEAH, a "minor injury" can be a huge deal without your knowledge, and people DO just crawl into bed, thinking that they'll get checked out tomorrow if it's still a problem.

[@ceciliapetrowsky2572]

@@sonneversets3530 I read that he was found laying fully clothed on his bed. Since they say no one entered his room before him or exited after this incident, I have a theory. What if he took the stairs to his room and fell in the stairwell. Hit his head and just continued on to his room. However, since there is now a report of catastrophic injuries, don’t think that’s possible. I would like to know what floor the room was on and if someone could have snuck in from a balcony. This mystery will probably never get solved.

[@karrynlflax5387]

@@ceciliapetrowsky2572 I was also wondering if someone could have gotten in his room from the balcony. It’s hard to believe he hit his head that severely and then went to bed. 🧐

[@donkurtz560]

Martin - thanks for the informative review of Bob Saget's demise. Nancy and I are impressed by your professionalism and personable approach.

[@lavonneyounan2660]

Thank you Doctor for the explanation!

[@juliajohnson5276]

Thank you for explaining this so well. Makes more sense, now.

[@anujbangotra1295]

Brilliant video sir really helpful ❤️❤️

[@homersimpson24479]

He didn't just bump the back of his head, his skull was cracked from the back and the front and he had brain bleed on both sides of his brain, this is very strange and the police saying he bumped his head when his injury goes way beyond a bumped head.

[@christopherjon1245]

Sounds like he ran full speed into a baseball bat……accidentally

[@johnd9357]

@@christopherjon1245 or, he could have had a syncope event just like that female comedian heather McDonald did. She fell out ON STAGE and hit the back of her head hard enough to cause skull fractures. In her case it was the vaccine that caused it. But the same thing could have happened to bob. He could have literally just woken up on his back and not known what happened, and went to his room to gather himself. The brain bleed could have caused him to have reduced cognition and he felt tired also as a result, so he laid down not knowing what danger he was in and died.

[@Yogirliej4dee]

It is unlikely an are adults skulls more prone to fractures? Because my kids always get bumps and bruises on their heads from rough playing and bump their heads but nothing serious

[@rkymtnchi503]

@@johnd9357 lmao...had nothing to do with the vaccine. Stay away from Fox News unless you want to lose some brain cells

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Your skull can crack in several places when hit from the back. It's like an egg shell. If he slipped in the shower this could have easily happened. Also, note they did find two drugs in his system. It's in the report.

[@christopherjon1245]

Yeah and yesterday they said it was equal to like falling 30 feet…So he crashed to the bottom of his shower or bathroom with that much force…..stood up and made his way to bed not requesting any medical care……sorry it isn’t adding up

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

It should add up. I have a friend who works at a Ski resort and he could tell you that it's happened many times. They actually found two drugs in his system that could also explain it. Might have had a seizure.

[@cindypattana6071]

Fully dressed, so no shower.

[@wendigo1919]

Whomever said it was equal to falling 30 ft. wasn't the Medical Examiner who is the expert here. I saw the autopsy report from the ME with detailed images. He hit the back of his head on a hard surface (blunt trauma) and suffered a fracture which also resulted in a subdural hematoma. Then what happened due to physics/momentum is his head bounced back in the opposite direction and hit another hard surface causing what's caused a "countercoup" injury/fracture (a fracture 180 degrees to the original fracture), along with other injuries including the orbital fractures and the two black eyes. He may have lost consciousness and regained consciousness making his way to his back where he died. This all very likely occured in the bathroom amidst the hard tiled surfaces.

[@sassyt1545]

According to the autopsy, Mr Saget had scalp lacerations and a fractured skull. His upper and lower eyelids showed trauma, consistent with a skull fracture. The Medical Examiner also noted that Mr. Saget was taking prescribed Klonopin, had an enlarged heart and atherosclerosis in his arteries.

[@ismalali]

He had taken some of these new experimental drugs that are known to cause myocarditis & pericarditis in some. It is possible that taking this drug & it’s ‘boosters’, could very well be a contributing factor to all of this.

[@chiefinspector7280]

where can i see the report

[@grnpeepers2683]

@@ismalaliHave you seen the Heather McDonald fainting during her stand-up show? That incident took place a few days ago. (Here's the link just in case) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ-yq6OBr5dkkK8 Bob Saget also had a +test for the "bug" that's been going around.

[@andrewsadler7642]

And the boostah .

[@chiefinspector7280]

@@Jilly_Neutron Jill Saget's family gave what happened when they said they would be damaged if the truth came out. That points to 2 possibilities: 1. Suicide by hanging and a fall. 2.Auto erotic asphyxiation

[@butterfly4him168]

Very informative and interesting!

[@michaelm5601]

This was very informative, it also help me to understand the autopsy process a bit better when this skull cap is replaced and held together with appropriate 3 small nuts and bolts. Usually the brain is not put back into the skull because the brain become more like a grey gelatin matter and could very easily leak out after the skull cap is replaced and the skin layer is closed.

[@georgesadler7830]

Thank you for the video.

[@tinoc6124]

Amazing content, love it

[@hestergreen2031]

Thank you, very informative..

[@marshamiddleton5910]

Thanks for this. My father experienced a subdural hematoma in 2004. He survived it thanks to multiple surgeries at a large Dallas hospital. He died of a rare form of lymphoma in 2010, after a 2006 diagnosis. He was almost 82. We don’t know what injury caused his hematoma but I understand they can occasionally occur spontaneously in geriatric patients. I have always been curious if he had undiagnosed lymphoma at the time of the brain incident, and whether this may have increased the likelihood of the sdh.

[@edwardpinnix249]

Very interesting & educational.

[@Rawhite007]

This is so coincidental , I heard the news after i got up from bed this morning and was thinking about it on my drive to school how that happens. Like clockwork you made a video explaining it ! Thanks Dr. Rutkowski . Also learnt that for something like this you guys leave the skull open to let pressure out , ya learn something new everyday. Take care doc & be well !

[@Turtleofbread]

How did you hear about this only just now?

[@pyrophoria2206]

It's always been hilarious to me when the actual medical term for something is super pedestrian. "That is a subdural hematoma, but this right here? This is a bone flap."

[@giantfatberg]

Haha. Smartly funny

[@deecollinssuperitandficays863]

Years ago I was leaning back in my chair asleep and I fell back and hit the back of my head, I was immediately knocked out and later woke up in a dark room with doctors outside of room. A few days later they let me out of the hospital and said I didn’t need any rehabilitation which is interesting to say the least, Always remember to protect your head because it’s the only one you got 😇👍🏾

[@TractorMan104]

Thanks for giving me one more thing to worry about!

[@CrispyxWasTaken]

This was an interesting video, you should do a similar one for Prichard Colon.

[@marc.daley67]

Would love that too

[@johnwood6024]

Awesome video

[@logan7669]

Hello Dr... Plz make some clinical anatomy videos for neurosurgery...like the minimal invasive approach surgeries for brain etc

[@carolbonnell6675]

Something doesn't sound right. Did you guys look at the surveillance cameras?

[@johnmitchell8925]

He fell out of a tree

[@massoudebrahim9013]

Good jobDr!

[@theburkett67]

But he did have injuries! Bob Saget’s autopsy report describes severe skull fractures. The Seattle Times

[@diane9247]

Yes, severe enough that one trauma surgeon (or perhaps another kind of expert) said it was if he had been hit with a baseball bat.

[@theburkett67]

@@diane9247 Yes, I even heard one say the impact was that of a person thrown from a car crash. I mean come on, wth is up?

[@wendigo1919]

@@diane9247 NOT the ruling of the ME.

[@wendigo1919]

@@theburkett67 NOT the ruling of the ME, who is the expertise in their field.

[@wendigo1919]

I saw the autopsy report from the ME with detailed images. He hit the back of his head on a hard surface (blunt trauma) and suffered a fracture which also resulted in a subdural hematoma. Then what happened due to physics/momentum is his head bounced back in the opposite direction and hit another hard surface causing what's caused a "countercoup" injury/fracture (a fracture 180 degrees to the original fracture), along with other injuries including the orbital fractures and the two black eyes. He may have lost consciousness and regained consciousness making his way to his back where he died. This all very likely occured in the bathroom amidst the hard tiled surfaces.

[@DoubleDoubleWithOnions]

Thanks Doc.

[@louisdelarampe2319]

Very interesting!

[@yahiaosman8938]

ANOTHER BANGER YAY! Why are some patents allowed to be awake during surgeries?

[@PapillonOne]

Thank you!

[@stevenrears6944]

I wonder who was with him and where he went after the show? This doesn’t make sense and we live in a evil world!!! Robbery gone wrong????

[@chiefinspector7280]

I heard he was evil...

[@ethelperry4529]

Thank You👍

[@jmart5302]

Thx doc

[@angelacrane9589]

New to the channel. So a few years ago, at 31, I had a RVAD which resulted in medullary infarction. While I definitely had to relearn coordination to walk, and write etc. I actually appear to look "normal". Because it was in the medulla, I have my "stroke" side that still suffers from numbness and extreme muscle tension, I also lost sensation of temperature on the other side. I guess my question is....being that I'm 3 years out, do you think my sensory issues will ever get better? (I'm not asking for medical advice, just your thoughts) Thank you!

[@janineanderson1446]

problem:sheriff say no trama when black eyes and gash was found on his head cover up why would sherrif give conflicting reports?

[@janineanderson1446]

sherrif emmdiately released then said further investigation would be on going 10to 12 weeks then bingo closed nope fans victims of accident pedestrian or motor bike etc. will not except this explanation. if you care review entire autopsy on your channel with marks on complete body chart not some half assed go w the flow crap explanation. as my wiseoldjudge freind once said to me Janine your problem is you keep looking for what's there try looking for what's not there. starting w blood.

[@janineanderson1446]

what sherrif s office looked at bob and didn't think a cut and black eyes were tramatic ? how about you doc?

[@gwenshamblinshair6530]

Because it’s Florida.

[@janineanderson1446]

Becaus wether it be Florida, indiana Minnesota south Dakota or anywhere else, there are morally bankrupt professional s in every state or part of the world and unless people push for truth coroner's inquest full death investigation all document from autopsy including photo s it won't change ... the level of sleazy investigating that we all day back and took in . To our horror and dis may a few medical drs. finally mad not one but three videos these Drs. were fed a cover up story too. I cannot understand why the family didn't insist on there own dinner. doing and autopsy this happens. all thetimD

[@janineanderson1446]

I'm sorry but my last message said dinner in last. sentence this was meant to spell doctor apologies for the type o .

[@jobram8265]

so it takes a certain amount of force to cause this injiury. how common is it that a person would hit their head with this amount of force and not seek medical attention?

[@johnfroelich8554]

Now you're on to something

[@09penny1]

The actress Natasha Richardson died because she fell backwards during a skiing instruction incident. She hit the back of her head. She acted embarrassed and laughed it off. Witnesses said she felt tired later and went to lie down. They found she had died in her sleep due to brain bleed. So its not unheard of. I am suspicious about this one though.

[@wendigo1919]

Because you're not in the right frame of mind at all. He probably thought he would sleep it off or perhaps get it looked at later.

[@barbaravyse660]

Can you please do a video on ruptured brain aneurysms? I had one 2 years ago and my symptoms weren’t the typical worst headache of my life. I was debating going to bed like Mr. Saget did and also would’ve died in my sleep if I had. Luckily I decided to call 911.

[@chiefinspector7280]

you were not hit in the head with a bat like he was.

[@ericmundsinger6]

How tragic ! Wonder if Bob mentioned his fall when he made his last phone call to his wife that evening? Doctor anyway of determing the time frame between the blow to when the brain bleed began ?

[@chiefinspector7280]

not possible.His head was like a cracked shell.

[@ericmundsinger6]

@@chiefinspector7280 wonder how he made it back on the bed and if he was covered by the sheets. Story gets more criptic by the day.

[@lexuses3942]

@@ericmundsinger6 He was already on the bed when struck. Fully clothed, on top of covers. I say he was held down by one, another covered his head with a bag and bat or lock in sock a few times, hard. Then they were gone, it was a hit. No way Bob did those injuries himself in his bed, was a hit. My opinion

[@willoriebell9845]

As a former Home Health Aide, I have had to assist clients into and out of tubs/showers so as to prevent serious accidents that can also cause blunt traumas to the head. I believe as large and tall as he is, I think he fell forward possibly hitting his head on the showerhead knocking him backwards in the shower then temporarily passed out, got back up but didn't realize how severe his accident was and just went got in the bed. There is a video where Mr. Saget predicted from his on mouth that he would be found in dead bed; so he may have had unwitnessed accidents in the shower before and said nothing about them.

[@TheresaRichard]

it's amazing to me that you have the ability to do all that nickel sized cutting and brain flapping and not faint looking at all that blood...it makes me woozy just hearing about it. God bless you!

[@dpk737]

Doctor Asking out of curiosity, what's that book ,about Rhoton ,behind you?

[@stevenkravitz6377]

Question about performing the surgery to remove the hematomas. You mentioned that they will replace the bone flap with titanium plates and metal screws. Do they need to make these plates custom for the exact size of the patient? If so, how do they cast them and ship them to the operating room quickly enough to be used for emergency surgeries?

[@Hanniekinz]

OR nurse here. While I think they can somehow make a artificial skull, i don’t think that can be done in an emergency. I believe the surgeon is referring to using plates and screws to put the skull back in place after surgery. They are very, very small screws! The plates are not typically custom made. We have have many different shapes and sizes available.

[@anna-taniatransylove5762]

so many open questions not just medically but also otherwise in terms of police investigations

[@tashatiger5463]

@SpinksTarot cracked head. You were absolutely right. Watch Part 2 as well

[@feliciahilaski7677]

You r the best looking neurosurgeon I have ever seen D,

[@robertstacey1700]

The frightening thing about this is when I think of how many times I have hit my head in my life and in at least two instances causing a concussion, how things could have turned out had it not been for the grace of god. But also knowing that the next blow could be the last permanently and it's game over. Wow.

[@milanpreetkaur4746]

Hey Dr. Rutkowski, Any recommendations on public speaking? What did you do to excel medical school presentations? and Great videos as always!!!

[@AS-lm2yv]

would love to hear from him on this!

[@Caroline1261]

They said that he had a skull fracture at the base of his skull and around his eyes? I don't understand how he just want to go to sleep and not call someone because skull fractures are painful aren't they?

[@themikeroberts]

Why do you say "how can you NOT feel pain"? Nothing ever said he didn't feel pain.

[@Caroline1261]

@@themikeroberts What I mean is with a fractured skull, the pain would be so bad that he would call 911 and not just go to sleep?

[@ForeverTributesNL]

Most men walk.. or in this case rather sleep it off than call a doctor.

[@b2theran]

@@ForeverTributesNL oh look it's a gender thing. Let's minimize women by saying most men are so tough they just walk it off. Gtfoh

[@Caroline1261]

@@ForeverTributesNL Really? But surely a skull fracture is so painful that you can't sleep?

[@denieledwards6893]

TURLEY A MYSTERY, GREAT INFORMATION.

[@user-fv9zk9lz2q]

How do you explain the severe skull fractures, as well as the black eyes he suffered? From just a bad fall??

[@z_polarcat]

Is it possible to put the part from the skull you removed back instead of replacing it with a titanium plate?

[@debbytakahashi6632]

Eureka! My grandfather was Martin Rutkowski, a dairy farmer in Oriskany , NY

[@janineanderson1446]

when wi you release next. video

[@pattygrady3084]

when I was 18 I passed out , fell in my bathroom and hit the back of my head on a porcelain bath tub . My mother found me having a seizure …I then started throwing up immediately ..and suffered amnesia . I was admitted into the hospital for about a week with severe dizzy/room spinning episodes. They gave me multiple tests including EEG , woke me up every 2 hours etc.. I never had any skull fractures , just a really good size painful bump on the back of my head …so my question is …how on earth does someone suffer that extreme of a head injury with skull fractures ,without vomiting, seizure or severe room spinning? Nvm no mental confusion ?? This all just seems strange to me !

[@johnmitchell8925]

well thanks for all that But CNN just came out today saying he had head wounds resembling blunt force trauma to the head resembling those of a baseball bat

[@wendigo1919]

Resembling? No. The only expert one should listen to is the Medical Examiner, everyting else is sensationalism. I saw the autopsy report from the ME with detailed images. He hit the back of his head on a hard surface (blunt trauma) and suffered a fracture which also resulted in a subdural hematoma. Then what happened due to physics/momentum is his head bounced back in the opposite direction and hit another hard surface causing what's caused a "countercoup" injury/fracture (a fracture 180 degrees to the original fracture), along with other injuries including the orbital fractures and the two black eyes. He may have lost consciousness and regained consciousness making his way to his back where he died. This all very likely occured in the bathroom amidst the hard tiled surfaces.

[@susanjoycesabo8450]

I am a mostly retired physician who specializes in Addiction and Occupational Medicine. However, initially I wanted to train in Pathology and still love that specialty. Causes of death still intrigue me. Saget's autopsy carefully used phrases like "no illicit drugs" or alcohol were involved. Yet Saget still may have taken a prescribed sleeping pill or sedative at bedtime. This could have caused drowsiness and led to his slip and fall. A cascade of events then tragically led to his demise. The late Natasha Richardson suffered a head injury--followed by the "lucid interval" where she rejected medical help. At some point a coma ensues and the victim is too obtunded to respond and save themselves.

[@janineanderson1446]

dear Dr. Rutkowski, I have watched both video s

[@ribbot6666]

Can subdural hematomas occur spontaneously like subarachnoid hemorrages? i was under the impression they were always post trauma

[@binthrdonthat]

Yes, an aneurysm will cause a subdural hematoma. I don't think this was a very thorough autopsy

[@josephbritt6890]

Family knows something

[@juliejackman2649]

I got a brain tumor removed from an incision from ear to ear being pulled down in front, then my whole forehead being cut out, and had a chance of having a fatal stroke or a small stroke or nothing happen. I had the small stroke..but what I'm wondering is if the 4 metal plates and screws put in my forehead when replacing the skull have the skull under them still in a disconnected piece just being held together by the plates, or if the skull heals back to a solid whole?

[@misstury606]

I wonder what he hit his head on. Did he fall un the bathroom, maybe the shower? He had to have hit it hard enough to daze him. I took a good whack to the head about a week ago. It felt like it was bleeding so I put my hand up to it but no blood so I started getting worried that it was bleeding inside. I was afraid to go to sleep because I was thinking of Bob Saget. I'm fine of course but you just never know. It is still sore to the touch a week later so I hit it pretty good. I've always been told I was hard headed. Thank you, Dr for this easy to grasp explanion.

[@randyruggles342]

I had a subdural hematoma when I was 5 months old in 1967. I recently turned 55 and have had no long-term effects. I've always wondered how the procedure was done and now I know. I don't think I have any titanium screws in my head so I wonder how they closed the skull flap on babies back in 1967. I have 2 scars just above my hairline that still hurt if I hit them with a hair brush.

[@rosesqu6012]

Are there any signs or symptoms that a patient should look for to indict that they have a hematoma?

[@natashamiller4860]

Here are frequent signs and symptoms of a subdural hematoma: *loss of consciousness *paralysis (loss of movement) on one side of the body or with one extremity *problems walking and frequent falls *drowsiness and difficulty keeping eyes open *speech problems, including slurred speech *problems with your vision, including double vision *a worsening headache accompanied with nausea and vomiting *seizures *confusion *personality changes, including aggression or mood swings

[@wendigo1919]

Any significant bump on the head, go the emerge and get checked out just in case.

[@itsrick3953]

Hello DR Rutkowski can you react to more med school insiders please

[@markhammer643]

1) It is a normal human response to severe pain to want to curl into a ball and go to sleep. So finding Mr. Saget in bed is no great surprise. 2) Consider just *how many* times you have seen someone receive a blow to the head that renders them unconscious, in movies and television shows, over the course of your life. More than likely in the thousands, if not more than that. Because of the way it is presented to us, without any followup as to the physical consequences, we consider it as simply "being knocked out", and think no more of it. But a significant portion of those blows to the head, were they real and not merely simulated and glossed over, would likely have resulted in subdural hematoma, or at least severe concussion. Small wonder, then, that we see boxers, football and hockey players coming down with significant brain damage over their careers. Severe blows to the head are simply dangerous, no matter how much someone is paying you.

[@pembrokelove]

This is a really good. Thank you for addressing this, because I feel like not enough people realize how dangerous it can be to hit the head - especially in the way that he did. The number of patients I’ve seen (not a neurosurgeon, a DOC ARNP - we see this injury A LOT in jails) who hit the back of the head, laid down, and had a negative outcome is unfortunately high. Awareness of the potential dangers of this type of head injury, even when you think you’re fine or are just embarrassed and wants to lay down and forget it, is so impossible to quantify, but damn would it reduce the number of unnecessary head injury deaths would significantly decline.

[@pembrokelove]

Goodness I hope this makes sense. I am in bed sick and keep falling asleep and losing words lol.

[@wendigo1919]

Pembroke Love. I completely agree with you. I'm so tired of all the conspiracy theories who have zero knowledge of head traumas and how truly devastating they can be. These people haven't even seen the results/images released by the ME's office that completely explain away every single detailed trauma to his skull. Very sad. Freaky things can happen be explained away. Unfortunately, he was by himself and it was unwitnessed.

[@stephenyount2146]

Then another comedianne faints onstage and slams her head on the floor. Yeah, just a coincidence what they recently received might have been the cause....

[@WatchMan1962]

Oh hell.

[@victoriaholler2949]

Thanku !! Wouldnt want your job, wowza !!

[@ShellSellars-Smith]

Poor guy..

[@jonmyers8046]

Totally gave me the heebie-jeebies, but thanks for explaining the surgery procedures. I found it interesting.

[@davidlakhter]

7:05 is it true that some surgeons place the bone flap in the patient's stomach inorder to preserve it?

[@thisiskittah]

This is true, especially back in the day before bone banks were a thing.

[@nooa69]

Watching that comedian Heather What's her face collapse on stage I can see how he could have fractured his skull. She didn't just collapse...she went head first into the stage and fractured the back of her skull.

[@PrincessPattyPumpkin]

What would cause the orbital fractures that were reported?

[@wendigo1919]

That's the result of what's called a "countercoup" injury. I saw the autopsy report from the ME with detailed images. He hit the back of his head on a hard surface (blunt trauma) and suffered a fracture which also resulted in a subdural hematoma. Then what happened due to physics/momentum is his head bounced back in the opposite direction and hit another hard surface causing what's caused a "countercoup" injury/fracture (a fracture 180 degrees to the original fracture), along with other injuries including the orbital fractures and the two black eyes. He may have lost consciousness and regained consciousness making his way to his back where he died. This all very likely occured in the bathroom amidst the hard tiled surfaces.

[@shellyjay8954]

He had skull fractures and orbit fractures. That didn’t happen from swelling.

[@davidmoser3535]

Shel, you cant see the mountains from the trees

[@garyoldham4449]

@@davidmoser3535 The doctor in this video says there was no signs of foul Play and no signs of trauma. That is bs. Other doctors have said the severity of the skull fracture on the back of his head and the fractures on the front of his head were actually more severe than you would expect to see from falling and hitting your head on the tile floor, the corner of a nightstand, etc. Why can't you understand? This doctor is saying there were no signs of trauma. Since when is severe skull fracturing not considered caused by a trauma. So the op is correct, swelling does not cause skull fractures. Only an impact of enough severity can cause such injury. Maybe he fell and broke his head on the tile floor. Other medical experts have said even that would not cause the severity of the trauma. But this doctor is saying there was no evidence of trauma!

[@jimdavis2385]

I think it's the common falling backward from 30 feet in the air that cracked the rear of his skull, then standing up and falling face first and breaking his eye sockets. Bob realized how tired he was from the show he had performed and got into bed and laid very still in the center of it until he woke up dead.

[@wendigo1919]

@@garyoldham4449 I''l explain in a post below. The only opinion worth listening to is the medical examiner not other supposed so-called "experts". This is their "expertise. They have years of expertise beyond what other doctors do..

[@wendigo1919]

@@jimdavis2385 I'll explain in a post below.

[@debbieparker5377]

So if he died from the bleed does it matter where the head hit, like did he fall back or forward?

[@notatheory4488]

As a former officer. I can also lend my professional opinion. He was fuking murdered.

[@chiefinspector7280]

There would be video of the halls and lobby.

[@UTRipleyxoxo]

Why though, he seemed like a normal guy.

[@momof1576]

It’s not the first time that I’ve heard of someone slipping in the shower and cracking their skull open. I understand your suspicion though.

[@wendigo1919]

not a theory, as former officer, no offence but that doesn't mean anything in this situation, as you weren't trained to analyze post mortem bodies and their traumas (with the given information of the scene as well). If you said you were a trainer Medical Examiner, now that would mean something. This is not your expertise. I saw the autopsy report from the ME with detailed images. He hit the back of his head on a hard surface (blunt trauma) and suffered a fracture which also resulted in a subdural hematoma. Then what happened due to physics/momentum is his head bounced back in the opposite direction and hit another hard surface causing what's caused a "countercoup" injury/fracture (a fracture 180 degrees to the original fracture), along with other injuries including the orbital fractures and the two black eyes. He may have lost consciousness and regained consciousness making his way to his back where he died. This all very likely occured in the bathroom amidst the hard tiled surfaces.

[@kathylebro1359]

My Mother died as a result of a subdural hematoma. She was 90 and on blood thinners.

[@Missing_Xindi]

My 80 year old dad died after being airlifted to a a major hospital. He had 10 brain bleeds going but no current fall. He was on blood thinners. His cause if death was subdues hematoma due to blunt force injury but his fall had been long enough to have no head bruising. He died 36 hours after being admitted to hospital. He was too severe to successfully recover from surgery.

[@diane9247]

So sorry...🌹

[@slowery43]

Wow... and this has nothing to do with this video nor any help to others here. Nobody chimed in here hoping to hear how Xindi's dad passed away I read through every comment nobody asked or wondered

[@annavierra489]

How about the bones that were broken around his eyes?

[@cringevidssuperstore9570]

He fell getting out of the shower

[@B-ch6uk]

Now they are saying he hit his head on the marble floor in his hotel bathroom. Why didn't they say that originally? Many people have doubts.