Management of chronic subdural haematoma--a review of 23 cases

Twenty-three cases of chronic subdural hematoma were admitted and treated at the neurosurgery department of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, from 1991 to 1993. All these patients were treated with simple burr holes and drainage. Six patients developed post-operative complications; infection in one, cerebral oedema in two, haematoma recurrence in two. There was no mortality. Follow-up revealed that 18 patients recovered completely, one still had neurological or mental deficit and four suffered epileptic seizures.