[The clinical manifestations of craniocerebral trauma in elderly patients]. / Klinicheskie proiavleniia cherepno-mozgovoi travmy u bol'nykh starcheskogo vozrasta.

It has been shown that over the recent 20 years the number of senile patients with a history of craniocerebral injury rose from 4.8 to 7.2% whereas in the group over 60, from 53 to 72%. In the course of "mild" craniocerebral injury, 21% of senile patients manifested secondary acute disorders of brain circulation that not infrequently eventuated in lethal outcomes. Of paramount importance in the clinical manifestation of craniocerebral injury in senile age is the growing deterioration of brain circulation rather than the rise of intracranial pressure.

[The characteristics of closed craniocerebral trauma in older persons]. / Osobennosti zakrytoi cherepno-mozgovoi travmy u lits starcheskogo vozrasta.

It is shown that in the recent 2 decades the incidence of craniocerebral trauma increased from 4.8 to 7.2% among old-aged individuals and from 53 to 72% in the group of patients over 60. The dynamics of changes in the clinical course of mild craniocerebral trauma in 21% of old-aged patients were marked by secondary acute cerebral circulatory disorders which often led to a fatal outcome. Mortality rate in craniocerebral trauma at old age was 52.3%.