Long-Term Outcome After Decompressive Craniectomy in a Developing Country.

Background: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) may reduce mortality but might increase the number of survivors in a vegetative state. In this study, we assessed the long-term functional outcome of patients undergoing DC in a middle-income country.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study of patients undergoing DC at a single tertiary hospital in southern Brazil between January 2015 and December 2018.

Acute Spontaneous Subdural Hematoma in Posterior Fossa: Great Outcome.

Background: Acute subdural hematomas are frequently seen in brain trauma-injured patients. However, spontaneous subdural hematomas are uncommon, especially those localized in the posterior fossa, where fewer than 10 case reports have been described in the medical literature.

Case Description: We describe a patient who suddenly had a headache and progressed rapidly to coma and signs of brainstem compression.