Clinical presentation and outcome of traumatic epidural hematomas in posterior fossa: Study of 34 cases

Objective: to determine the clinical presentation and outcome of traumatic epidural hematoma in posterior fossa. methodology: this observational study was conducted in department of neurosurgery lady reading hospital,peshawar from 30th november 2009 to 29th november 2014. we collected data for both operated and non-operated cases of traumatic posterior fossa epidural hematoma,of any gender and age. patients were followed for 6 months and all the data was analyzed by spss version 20 and presented in figures. results: total 34 patients were included in the study having age range from 5-60 years with mean age of 32.5±16.24 years. males were 25(73.52%) and females were 9(26.47%). the most common cause was motor vehicle accident found in 15(44%) cases. seventeen (50%) patients were managed conservatively,while 17(50%) were managed by surgery. good outcome was found in 28(82.35%) and in remaining 6(17.64%) there was poor outcome. conclusion: the frequency of posterior fossa epidural hematoma was more in males. motor vehicle accident was the most common cause in this study. good outcome was found in a significant number of treated patients. © 2016,postgraduate medical institute. all rights reserved.