When is air travel safe for patients who have developed an intracranial bleed?

I tried to find evidence-based guidance from the literature, but I found only a few pieces of advice. After ICH, unless it was tiny and of clear cause, I would wait at least 4-6 weeks. After SDH, if neurosurgical drainage was performed, then also at least 6 weeks. After SAH, assuming the causative a...

Thank you, Dr. @Dr. First Last! I appreciate your valuable insight. Based on a single article (Amato-Watkins et al., PMID 22931355), the range of time varies between 2 weeks to 8 weeks. If a neurosurgical procedure has been done, it is important to ensure that any pneumocephalus is completely resolv...