OPERATIVE RESULTS IN ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMAT OMAS

In a retrospective study the prognosis of acute subdural hematoma was considered with reference to the data of 255 patients who underwent su rgery because of acute subdural hematoma during a period of 10 years i n the Department of Neurosurgery of the Landesnervenklinik in Salzburg . The mortality rate was 43.5%, and 21.6% had a full functional recove ry. The findings of the study confirm that the preoperative neurologic al condition, the age, the kind of accident sustained and the extent o f concomitant brain injury influence on the prognosis decisively.