title: Prognosis of extradural haematomas in children.
abstract: 102 children treated surgically for intracranial extradural haematoma from 1982 to 1991 were evaluated retrospectively and their prognosis was compared with 387 adults treated during the same period. Children had a better prognosis than adults even with a low Glasgow Coma Scale (GSC) score at surgery. Children had a higher incidence of frontal and posterior fossa haematomas. The GCS score and the associated parenchymal injuries had a strong correlation with the outcome both in adult and children, whereas the site of haematoma had no correlation with the final outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Kolluri
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Subbakrishna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satish
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mouli
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome