[The prognosis of the course and outcome of focal damages to the frontal lobes].

Computed tomography and NMR tomography time course examinations of 113 cases with frontal lobe focal lesions provided evidence for prognosis of their course and outcomes. By primary clinical and CT pictures it is possible to predict manifestations and regression of intracranial hypertension, meningeal symptoms, focal neurological symptoms, psychopathological disturbances, duration of treatment, posttraumatic changes, validity of indications for conservative or surgical treatment with 80% probability.