Bilateral decompressive craniectomy for patients with malignant diffuse brain swelling after severe traumatic brain injury: A 37-case study

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-347

  Bao, Ying Hui ^a   Liang, Yu Min ^a   Gao, Guo Yi ^a   Pan, Yao Hua ^a   Luo, Qi Zhong ^a   Jiang, Ji Yao ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Brain swelling; Decompressive craniectomy; Intracranial hypertension; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; DURAPLASTY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649151673     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1040     Document Type: Article

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