Surgical outcome following a decompressive craniectomy for acute epidural hematoma patients presenting with associated massive brain swelling

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 106, 2009, Pages 261-264

  Otani, Naoki ^a   Takasato, Yoshio ^b   Masaoka, Hiroyuki ^b   Hayakawa, Takanori ^b   Yoshino, Yoshikazu ^b   Yatsushige, Hiroshi ^b   Miyawaki, Hiroki ^b   Sumiyoshi, Kyoko ^b   Sugawara, Takashi ^b   Chikashi, Aoyagi ^b   Takeuchi, Satoru ^b   Suzuki, Go ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION DISASTER MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cerebral swelling; External decompression; head injury; surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN SWELLING; CHILD; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUPIL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649361274     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_49     Document Type: Conference Paper

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