Unilateral decompressive craniectomy for children with severe brain injury. Report of seven cases and review of the relevant literature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-104

  Hejazi, Nedal ^a   Witzmann, Alfred ^a   Fae, Peter ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brain injury in children; Brain oedema; Decompressive craniectomy; Raised intracranial presure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIECTOMY; DECORTICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MESENCEPHALON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036171585     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-001-0864-x     Document Type: Article

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