Analysis of complications following decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-250

  Ban, Seung Pil ^a   Son, Young Je ^a   Yang, Hee Jin ^a   Chung, Yeong Seob ^a   Lee, Sang Hyung ^a   Han, Dae Hee ^a  

^a Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complication; Decompressive craniectomy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HERNIA; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EPILEPSY; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYNDROME OF THE TREPHINED; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78149366454     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.3.244     Document Type: Article

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