Emergency evaluation of head injuries in the elderly.
The first hour after head injury in the elderly is the most critical. Airway obstruction and impaired cardiovascular reflex mechanisms are the major initial problems. A patient with an extracerebral hematoma may need emergency trephination. You must look for the specific clinical indications or use a CAT scan to identify surgically accessible lesions.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D014207:Trephining