Combined internal uncusectomy and decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of severe closed head injury: Experience with 80 cases (Journal of Neurosurgery (2008) 108, (74-79) DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/108/01/0074);Combined internal uncusectomy and decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of severe closed head injury: Experience with 80 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-79

  Salvatore, Chibbaro ^a,c   Marco, Marsella ^b   Antonio, Romano ^a   Salvatore, Ippolito ^a   Eugenio, Benericetti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b University Hospital   (United States)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Raised intracranial pressure; Severe head trauma; Tentorial incision; Transtentorial herniation; Uncoparahippocampectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 38149000668     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS.2008.108.01.0074a     Document Type: Erratum

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