Better outcome of patients with traumatic hematomas of the posterior fossa?
Within 10 years nearly 500 intracranial hematomas were operated, only 44 concerned the posterior fossa - and only 26 were of traumatic origin. Retrospective observations show that the suspected poor prognosis does not exist as is believed. Factors predicting the outcome are described.
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Neurosurgical Clinic, Christian Albrecht University Kiel/Germany.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D006801:Humans; D015996:Survival Rate