title: [Clinical Study on Cerebellar Contusion:A Report on 9 Cases and Literature Review].
abstract: We report 9 cases of cerebellar contusion from April 2011 to September 2014 at our department. Frequency, clinicoradiological findings, mechanism of injury, treatments, and outcomes were retrospectively analyzed. Of 239 head injury cases admitted to our department during the same period, 9(3.8%)were diagnosed as cerebellar contusion. Among these 9 cases, 7 were men, and 2 were women. The patient age ranged from 12 to 83 years with a mean age of 64.7 years. The mechanism of injury was traffic accident in one patient, and fall in 8. All cases were associated with direct head trauma to the occiput, and radiographic studies showed occipital bone fracture in 8 cases. Six cases were managed conservatively. Three cases underwent suboccipital craniectomies and clot evacuations. Glasgow Outcome Scale(GOS)score at discharge were Good Recovery(GR)in 2, Moderate Disability(MD)in 2, Severe Disability(SD)in 3, Vegetative State(VS)in 1, and Dead(D)in 1. GOS scores in surgically treated cases were GR in 1, SD in 1, and VS in 1. Supratentorial severe traumatic lesions were concomitant with poor prognosis. Coup injury was a significant cause of cerebellar contusion. External decompression and clot evacuation were useful in patients who suffered severe cerebellar contusion;however, concomitant supratentorial lesions influenced the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Niigata City General Hospital.
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nashimoto
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nozawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Bunpei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003288:Contusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome