Decompressive craniectomy: A new complication

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 727-729

  Honeybul, S ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Decompressive craniectomy; Head injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; FALLING; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62549154851     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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