FROM JANUARY 1, 1990, to April 30, 1994, 412 patients were admitted to our intensive
care unit in coma after head injuries. Our study group consisted of 37 patients who were …

✓ The cases of 10 normotensive patients with chronic intracerebral hematomas are reported.
The patients' median age at diagnosis was 42 years. The median duration of symptoms …

Since 1988 in the referral area of the Neurosurgical Unit of Cesena, Italy, a protocol for
prevention of deterioration in minor head injury was adopted. Adult patients admitted to any …

We describe three cases of arachnoid cyst of the middle cranial fossa with associated intracystic
and subdural haematomas. In all of the patients the diagnosis was made before surgical …

All patients admitted following a minor head injury (GCS is without neurological deficits)
during an 18 month period in an entire area were submitted to the same diagnostic and …

Fifty-four patients (108 ears) with presumed noise-induced hearing loss, were subjected to
tonal and speech audiometry, impedance tests and measurements of auditory brainstem …

We read with interest the paper," Nonoperative Management of Acute Epidural Hematoma
Diagnosed by CT: The Neuroradiologist's Role"(1). The paper focuses on the contribution of …

The authors present the case of a 26-yrs-old woman admitted into our hospital after a severe
polytrauma with a mild head injury. CT scanning disclosed two small hemorrhages located …

" If there'is a principle in our Constitution... more sacred than another, it is that which separates
the [L] egislative,[E] xecutive, and [J] udicial powers."'This tripartite structure is" the heart" …

The case of a 73 year old lady hit by a truck is presented. The patient after a short lucid
interval (2 hours) became deeply comatose. CT scan (performed in the clinical phase of minor …