Central brain herniation secondary to fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Implications for neurosurgical management: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 472-474

  Sekula Jr , Raymond F ^a,b   Marchan, Edward M ^a   Baghai, Parviz ^a   Jannetta, Peter J ^a   Quigley, Matthew R ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Brain herniation; Decompressive craniectomy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; PHENYTOIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLIOSIS; HEADACHE; HEMIPLEGIA; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETHARGY; LOBECTOMY; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

ADULT; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 33748502734     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.3.472     Document Type: Review

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