Acute intraoperative brain herniation during elective neurosurgery: Pathophysiology and management considerations

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 584-590

  Whittle, Ian R ^a   Viswanathan, Rajaraman ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain herniation; Intraoperative aneurysm rupture; Intraventricular haemorrhage; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

THIOPENTAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INJURY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0030481134     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.6.584     Document Type: Article

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