Decompressive surgery for intracranial hypertension in traumatic brain injury

Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 913-919

  Kawamata, Tatsuro ^a   Katayama, Yoichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contusion necrotomy; Decompressive craniectomy; Internal decompression; Intracranial hypertension; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349009717     PISSN: 0917950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.16.913     Document Type: Review

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