[Analysis of health care needs and evaluation five years after severe brain injuries].

Five years after severe head injury with persistent and extensive deficits of brain functions and loss of working capacity, an assessment and analysis of demand was performed with 31 patients and their relatives. The main impairments consist in the severe changes of personality and in cognitive deficits; they contrast with the spare physical handicaps. A main demand of the relatives are local family groups which are still lacking in many parts of the country.