[Cerebrovascular disease in a tertiary care hospital. The current situation and points to be improved].

Introduction: Caring for patients suffering from a cerebrovascular diseases requires a large quantity of resources which must be optimised. The aim of this study is to analyse the management of stroke in a tertiary care hospital.

Patients And Methods: All admissions with a diagnosis of stroke were analysed retrospectively for the year 2003.

[Chronic subdural haematoma. Presentation and therapeutic attitudes].

Introduction: The chronic subdural haematoma (CSH) is a present pathology in the day by day of any Neurosurgical Department, and even in the beginning of the xxi century, the different therapeutic options are of current debate.

Objective: To compare retrospectively the results obtained by different types of surgical techniques, different modalities of drainage systems, and the application or not of perioperative intrathecal solutions.

Patients And Methods: The data have been obtained by the review of 109 clinical cases treated of CSH between 1996 and 2000 in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Hospital de Cruces (Bilbao).

[Cerebral metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma. Hormonal control and review of the literature].

Metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate to the medullary or central nervous system constitutes a worse prognosis. Surgical excision of the tumor permits a longer survival. Complete androgenic hormonal block affords temporary control of the disease.