Gunshot wounds of the brain in civilians

Acta neurochirurgica
R CavaliereG L Viale

Abstract

A consecutive series of 178 civilians with gunshot wounds of the brain was retrospectively analyzed. The overall mortality was 93%, with 88% of the victims having succumbed within 3 hours. Surgery was performed in 21 cases, all with a Glasgow Coma Score of 6 or more. Out of the 12 survivors, 9 exhibited minor neurological signs at the time of discharge. Good outcome occasionally resulted in patients with lesions crossing the midline, or affecting two lobes of a single hemisphere. Although spectacular recoveries in individual patients with apparently devastating injuries can be regarded as a sufficient basis for an aggressive approach, including vigorous resuscitation and early surgery, bleak possibilities still exist as to the management of civilian gunshot wounds, owing to the high mortality rate on the scene, or soon after the injury.

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