[Chronic epidural hematoma. 53 cases subjected to surgery]

The authors report the observation of 53 cases of supratentorial Chronic Epidural Hematomas submitted to surgical operation. After discussing their physiopathology, the authors, dwell upon some characteristics of these traumatic lesions: their high incidence among young people, the association between fracture lesions of the vault and the poverty of symptomatology. Lastly, they underline the great importance of the TAC in this kind of pathology.