Abstract

MOSQUERA BETANCOURT, Gretel; VEGA BASULTO, Sergio  and  VALDEBLANQUEZ ATENCIO, Johanna. Cranioencephalic traumatism in older adult. AMC [online]. 2008, vol.12, n.6, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: Elders of 60 years represent the 15% of Cuban population and it is hoped that for the 2025 will reach the 20% become Cuba the most aged territory of Latin America, proportionally a great number of old men will request neurosurgical attention. Cranioencephalic traumatism is the main cause of neurosurgical morbimortality in the adult in our environment. Objective: To characterize the cranioencephalic traumatism in the adult. Method: A descriptive study of all the patients of 60 years and over attended by the neurosurgery service at "Manuel Ascunce Domenech" University Provincial Hospital of Camagüey was conducted from January 2002 to January 2006 with cranioencephalic traumatism as diagnosis. Results: The 73% suffered any chronic disease. The non complicated cranioencephalic trauma was the variant of higher incidence. The chronic subdural hematoma and the severe cranioencephalic trauma were the principal causes of operations. The 51% of the operated presented any complication. Mortality in this series was about the 21%. Conclusions: The chronic subdural hematoma was the most frequent variety of cranioencephalic trauma in the old man. The severe cranioencephalic trauma has a high mortality determined fundamentally by the severity of trauma and for the development of complications.

Keywords : Craniocerebral trauma; aged.

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