Quality of life after hemicraniectomy for traumatic brain injury in adults: A review of the literature

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Danish, Shabbar F ^a   Barone, Dean ^a   Lega, Bradley C ^b   Stein, Sherman C ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemicraniectomy; Outcome; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKULL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPHINING;

EID: 68949085147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.FOCUS945     Document Type: Article

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