title: Stereotactic aspiration of thalamic hematoma. Overall results of 75 aspirated and 70 nonaspirated cases.
abstract: Among 145 cases of spontaneous thalamic hemorrhage, stereotactic aspiration of the hematoma was done in 75 cases in which the hematoma was greater than 6 ml and the limbs on the affected side could not be elevated. Thirty-one of 40 operated cases with a long axis greater than 3.3 cm were capable of returning to useful activity 6 months postoperatively (excellent to fair). The results 6 months from onset in the 145 cases were as follows: 43% excellent or good, 32% fair, 11% poor and 13% dead. These results appear to indicate that stereotactic aspiration can produce improvements in therapeutic results for cases of thalamic hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sendai National Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niizuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonemitsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jokura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakasato
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*