Post-traumatic cerebral infarction: Outcome after decompressive hemicraniectomy for the treatment of traumatic brain injury

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-376

  Ham, Hyung Yong ^a   Lee, Jung Kil ^a   Jang, Jae Won ^a   Seo, Bo Ra ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoo ^a   Choi, Jeong Wook ^b  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Department of Neurosurgery   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain trauma; Cerebral infarction; Decompressive craniectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE HEMICRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTTRAUMATIC CEREBRAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVOR; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 80655135510     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.50.4.370     Document Type: Review

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