Bifrontal decompressive craniotomy for malignant brain edema

Neurosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Elwatidy, Sherif ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENINGIOMA; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845995805     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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