title: Prognosis in contre-coup intracranial haematomas--a clinical and radiological study of 63 patients.
abstract: The clinical and radiological profiles of 63 patients with contre-coup haematomas were studied. The overall mortality was 53%. The mortality in patients with contre-coup haematomas alone was only half of that found in patients with associated coup injury (80%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sastry Kolluri
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Basavakumar
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Subbakrishna
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Narayana Reddy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D003128:Coma / Q000401:mortality; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015996:Survival Rate; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality