Decompressive hemicraniectomy in a 19-month-old female after malignant cerebral infarction

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-150

  Farooq, Muhammad U ^a   Abbed, Khalid M ^c   Fletcher, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a East Lansing   (United States)

^b BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Malignant cerebral infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; VITAL SIGN;

CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 62849113080     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209654     Document Type: Article

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