Should epidural drain be recommended after supratentorial craniotomy for epileptic patients?

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-141

  Guangming, Zhang ^a   Huancong, Zuo ^a   Wenjing, Zhou ^a   Guoqiang, Chen ^a   Xiaosong, Wang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY YUQUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Craniotomy; Epidural drain; Epidural hematoma; Epilepsy; Subgaleal cerebral spinal fluid collection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CIRCULATION DISORDER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CRANIOTOMY; DRAIN; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; CRANIOTOMY; DRAINAGE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, CRANIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67650073278     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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