Decompressive craniectomy in children and adolescents with head injury: Analysis of seven cases;Craniectomia descompressiva para tratamento da hipertensão intracraniana traumática em crianças e adolescentes: Análise de sete casos

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 B, 2006, Pages 839-844

  Faleiro, Rodrigo Moreira ^a,b,e   Faleiro, Luiz Carlos Mendes ^a,b   Oliveira, Marcelo Magaldi ^a,c   Silva, Tiago ^a,d   Caetano, Elisa Costa ^a,d   Gomide, Isabela ^a,d   Pita, Cristina Carneiro ^a,d   Lopes, Gustavo ^a,d   Gusmão, Sebastião ^a,c  

^a Axial Centro de Imagem and Hospital de Pronto Socorro João XXIII   (Brazil)

^b HPSJXXII   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d UFMG e GPq

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Head injury; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFECTION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 33750250306     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000500024     Document Type: Article

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