Decompressive craniectomy in a case of intractable intracranial hypertension due to pneumococcal meningitis

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 150, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 837-842

  Perin, A ^a,c   Nascimben, E ^b   Longatti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Treviso Hospital   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Encephalitis; ICP; Intracranial hypertension; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOPAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DURAPLASTY; FEMALE; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48349083685     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-008-1596-8     Document Type: Article

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