Head injuries in the elderly
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A Rakier1, J N Guilburd, J F Soustiel
1Department of Neurosurgery, Rambam (Maimonides) Medical Center, B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Brain Injury
|February 1, 1995
Abstract:
Two hundred and sixty-three consecutive head-injured patients aged over 65 years, admitted to a neurosurgical service, are reported. In contrast to younger age group the main cause was falls concomitant with a high rate of cardiovascular pre-existing disorders. The distribution of causes and grim results justify, in our opinion, regarding head injury in the elderly as a distinct entity requiring special surgical, medical, organizational and ethical considerations.