Decompressive surgery for acute subdural haematoma leading to contralateral extradural haematoma: A report of two cases and review of literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 490-494

  Mohindra, S ^a   Mukherjee, K K ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Chhabra, R ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Khosla, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Brain swelling; Contralateral extradural haematoma; Skull fracture; Subdural haematoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DECEREBRATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, ACUTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645541312     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500495216     Document Type: Review

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