Technical considerations in decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of traumatic brain injury

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 385-390

  Huang, X ^a   Wen, L ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURA MATER; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LIQUORRHEA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 78649681295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.7.385     Document Type: Review

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