Reversible monoparesis following decompressive hemicraniectomy for traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-254

  Stiver, Shirley I ^a,b   Wintermark, Max ^a   Manley, Geoffrey T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cerebrovascular circulation; Cranioplasty; Craniotomy; Neurological deficit; Trephine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKULL SURGERY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREPHINING;

EID: 51449084211     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/8/0245     Document Type: Article

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