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Prognosis in contre-coup intracranial haematomas — a clinical and radiological study of 63 patients

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The clinical and radiological prÒfiles of 63 patients with contrecoup haematomas were studied. The overall mortality was 53%. The mortality in patients with contre-coup haematomas alone was only half of that found in patients with associated coup injury (80%).

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India

    P. N. Jayakumar & B. Y. T. Arya

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India

    V. R. Sastry Kolluri, D. G. Basavakumar, B. S. Das & G. N. Narayana Reddy

  3. Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, India

    D. K. Subbakrishna

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Jayakumar, P.N., Kolluri, V.R.S., Basavakumar, D.G. et al. Prognosis in contre-coup intracranial haematomas — a clinical and radiological study of 63 patients. Acta neurochir 108, 30–33 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407663

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