Contralateral subdural effusion secondary to decompressive craniectomy performed in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: Incidence, clinical presentations, treatment and outcome

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-20

  Yang, X F ^a   Wen, L ^a   Li, G ^a   Zhan, R Y ^a   Ma, L ^a,b   Liu, W G ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Subdural effusion, complication, incidence rate; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349123540     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000163040     Document Type: Article

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