Outcome following decompressive craniectomy in children with severe traumatic brain injury: A 10-year single-center experience with long-term follow up

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 268-275

  Jagannathan, Jay ^a   Okonkwo, David O ^a   Dumont, Aaron S ^a   Ahmed, Hazem ^a   Bahari, Abbas ^a   Prevedello, Daniel M ^a   Jane Sr , John A ^a   Jane Jr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Craniectomy; Outcome; Pediatric neurosurgery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248587043     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2007.106.4.268     Document Type: Article

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