[Difficulties in the forensic medical expertise of mild craniocerebral trauma]

The authors discuss objective medical labor and forensic medical expert valuation of the severity of corporal injuries and performance abilities of subjects in various periods after slight concussion or confusion of the brain. Files of a neurotraumatology department over 11 years (10072 case histories) and 3769 conclusions, made by the Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Expert Evaluation on the health status of subjects exposed to slight concussion and(or) confusion of the brain, are analyzed. The incidence of craniocerebral injuries has increased, mainly at the expense of grave and medium-severe injuries. The authors detected faults in the examination and description of the mechanism of injury and neurological status and its changes, which impede expert evaluation. They emphasize the need in a universal scientifically-based approach to this problem, which is to be solved by united efforts of medical, legal, and social workers.