What did Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, die of?

The creator of the famous comics and cartoons “Dragon Ball”, the Japanese Akira Toriyama, who died at the age of 68. The designer died on March 1st, but the news only became known on Thursday.

As indicated in a statement published on social networks, Toriyama died due to an acute subdural hematoma.

He Chronic subdural hematoma is a collection of blood and products of its decomposition, of venous origin, which slowly accumulate between the dura mater and the arachnoid. Blood leaks out of the veins, forming a bulging sac that puts pressure on the brain. If the bag is large enough, it can injure or tear nearby brain tissue, damaging the brain. In other cases, the amount of blood is not significant enough and they are defined as lamellar, with a better prognosis.

Regarding the diagnosis, it is advisable that the person in charge of carrying out the examination, be it a general practitioner or a neurologist, begins with a complete neurological evaluation to test both mental functions and strength, sensitivity, coordination, balance and meningeal signs.

Since the signs and symptoms are usually subtle, if there is suspicion of a hematoma, the doctor should prescribe a brain computed tomography (CT) with bone window or a cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with diffusion technique to check it out or ensure a possible CAH.

To subdural hematomas They can be classified into three phases.: acute, if they occur within 3 days of the trauma; subacute, if it occurs between four and 21 days and chronic when diagnosed after 21 days.

First published in 1984, “Dragon Ball” is one of the best-selling comic book franchises of all time and has expanded into numerous anime series, films, and video games.

“We are deeply saddened to report that manga creator Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1 due to a “acute subdural hematoma”published the “Dragon Ball” franchise on its official account on the X social network.

The statement, attributed to Toriyama’s production company Bird Studio, explains that the designer died when he still had “several works being created with great enthusiasm.”

“However, he left many manga titles and works of art in this world (…) We hope that the unique world created by Akira Toriyama will continue to be loved by everyone for a long time,” he added.

The studio noted that the creator’s funeral has already taken place in the presence of his family and very few close friends and asked his followers not to send flowers or condolence gifts.