[The value of otoneurologic findings for prognosing the outcome of severe cranio-cerebral injury].

The otoneurological symptoms of the acute period of craniocerebral injuries provide clear data for the determination of the severity of the trauma and depth of coma, the distinctness of the general cerebral, hypertensive and brain stem symptoms; they are important for the diagnosis of fissures of the temporal bone pyramids and anterior cranial fossa, and for revealing the penetrating nature of the injury. Otoneurological symptoms are observed during the residual period of the trauma in 94% of the injured; their importance consists in the determination of the residual local disorders due to the trauma in order to define the degree of rehabilitation of the patients.