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Recently head injury, especially the severe cases, are increasing. Because of the requirement of quick diagnosis and adequate treatment for neurological diseases, the specialization of Neurology-neurosurgery clinic is now establishing in Japan. In our clinic also we founded the “Center for Neurological Diseases” since 1963. The anthers reported the statistical studies of head injuries and the results are as follows:
1) Out-patient of head injury is increasing; this shows that people payed increasing attention to this kind of disease.
2) Head injury by traffic accident is increasing.
3) Severe case of head injury is increasing and sequelae are also increasing.
4) Funduscopic examination, vestibural test and cerebral angiography become principle tests for head injury.
5) Urea, Mannitol, Centrophenoxine and Kymopsine become important drugs for head injury.
6) Total operations are 26 cases: and of 11 cases of acute hemorrhage 5 deceased, of 15 patients of subacute hemorrhage no deceased case.
7) Nine patients are treated by hypothermia; of 6 operated cases 2 deceased and of 3 conservatively treated patients 1 deceased. In all cases hypothermia was very effective.
