Experience in treating contusion and laceration of frontal lobe (report of 113 cases)

Objective To summarize the experience in treating contusion and laceration of frontal lobe (CLFL). Methods The clinical data of 113 patients with frontal CLFL were analyzed retrospectively. Results The following-up from 8 months to 9 years howed that of 113 patients with CLFL, 92 were recovered well, 4 moderate disabled, 6 severe disabled and 11 died. Conclusions Most of the patients only have mild disturbance of the consciousness. The careful observation of the change in the disease conditions and dynamic CT examination are very important for the patients with CLFL, whose prognosis may be improved by the operation early as possible including the removal of necrotic cerebral tissues and intracranial decompression.