Decompressive Craniectomy in Patients with Uncontrollable Intracranial Hypertension

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 1998, Issue SUPPL. 71, 1998, Pages 16-18

  Meixensberger, J ^b   Janka, M ^b   Sorensen N ^b   Roosen, K ^b   Kunze, Ekkehard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Head injury; Uncontrollable raised ICP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032240035     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6475-4_5     Document Type: Article

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