role of surgical treatment in traumatic subdural hygroma: a pilot study

ABSTRACT

Background and Aim: traumatic subdural hygroma is the accumulation of CSF [cerebrospinal fluid] in subdural space following head trauma. The mass effect of hygroma on brain can impinge on consciousness. There are still many ambiguities on indications of hygroma surgery. This is an 11-year follow-up study which involves the patients suffering traumatic subdural hygroma who underwent surgery