Clinical Study of Conservative Management of the Acute Epidural Hematoma.
- Author:
Ju Han LEE
;
Seong Ho KIM
;
Youn KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acute epidural hematoma;
Conservative management;
Delayed operation
- MeSH:
Brain;
Hematoma*;
Humans;
Male;
Rabeprazole;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1990;19(10-12):1323-1328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors present 31 patient with acute epidural hematoma who had been admitted from January, 1987 to June. 1989 managed by consevative treatment. The results were as follows ; 1) The age of patients was distributed evenly, most patients were male (26 cases) and the most common mechanism of injury was traffic accidents(14 cases). 2) Sites of hematoma were mostly the temporal and parietal area and the maximum thickness of hematoma was not different from each site. 3) On admission, all patients presented GCS score above 13 except 2 cases. 4) All patients did not undergo delayed up, due to the enlargement of the hematoma or neurological deterioration. 5) The maximum thickness of hematoma was under 20 mm in all patients. 6) The hematoma was resolved within 30 days in all cases. This was confirmed with brain CT scan.
