Does cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy improve consciousness?

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 407-409

  Stelling, Heidi ^a   Graham, Laura ^b   Mitchell, Patrick ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cranioplasty; decompressive craniectomy; ICP; outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957593157     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2011.566385     Document Type: Article

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