Decompressive craniectomy in children with nontraumatic refractory high intracranial pressure: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-69

  Aghakhani, Nozar ^a   Durand, Philippe ^a   Chevret, Laurent ^a   Parker, Fabrice ^a   Devictor, Denis ^a   Tardieu, Marc ^a   Tadié, Marc ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Intracranial hypertension; Outcome; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC OVERALL PERFORMANCE CATEGORY SCALE; PEDIATRIC RISK OF MORTALITY SCALE SCORE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CRANIOTOMY; DISABILITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURONAVIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEURONAVIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59049091283     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.10.PEDS08116     Document Type: Article

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