[Acute extradural hematoma in pediatrics].

The authors review the clinical reports of twelve children with craniocerebral trauma admitted to the Children's Hospital of Panama from January 1979 to March 1987 who underwent neurosurgery for supratentorial acute extradural hematoma. The age range was 7 months to 14 years. Findings in relation to age, cause of injury, location of the extradural hematoma, lucid interval period, mortality rate, prognosis, plain roentgenograms, cerebral angiograms, and computerized axial tomography are discussed.