Working toward rational and evidence-based treatment of chronic subdural hematoma

Clinical Neurosurgery

Volumn 57, Issue , 2010, Pages 112-122

  Santarius, Thomas ^a   Kirkpatrick, Peter J ^a   Kolias, Angelos G ^a   Hutchinson, Peter J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGE; BRAIN SURGERY; BURR HOLE CRANIOSTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIOTOMY; DURA MATER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TWIST DRILL CRANIOSTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CRANIOTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 79952669946     PISSN: 00694827     EISSN: 0148396X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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