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Posterior fossa epidural hematomas: observations on a series of 73 cases.
Neurosurgical Review 1999
The posterior fossa is an uncommon site for epidural hematomas. Clinical progress is silent and slow, but the deterioration is sudden and quick to become fatal if not promptly treated. Early recognition is therefore extremely important. The recommended treatment for posterior fossa epidural hematoma is surgical evacuation soon after the diagnosis, since the posterior fossa contains vital structures. However, conservative management under close clinical and radiological supervision can be applied in patients without mass effect. In our study, a review of 73 cases with posterior fossa epidural hematoma among a total number of 737 patients with epidural hematoma is presented, and a new neuroradiological classification is proposed in order to determine the appropriate type of treatment. In this series, 14 patients were treated conservatively, while 59 required surgery. The conservatively treated 9 pediatric and 5 adult patients, and 51 of the 59 surgically treated cases, in other words a total of 65 of the 73 patients, showed excellent recovery; 4 patients treated surgically had a moderate disability, and 4 patients died (overall mortality 5.4%). The critical factors influencing outcome were the neuroradiological class, the level of consciousness just before the operation, and the other systemic and/or intracranial traumatic lesions. In this study, the critical observation was that the neuroradiological findings were earlier, more reliable and predictive than the clinical findings. Therefore, based upon the obliteration of perimesencephalic cisterns and/or displacement of the fourth ventricle, a new neuroradiological classification was designed for decision-making in management.
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