Angiographic confirmation of brain death after decompressive craniectomy for posttraumatic Brain oedema

JBR-BTR

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-79

  Wilms, G ^a   Vancalenbergh, F ^a   Demaerel, Ph ^a   Dubois, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain; Death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DURA MATER; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGEON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 67549148506     PISSN: 17802393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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