A prospective study of early versus late craniectomy after traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 25, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 1318-1324

  Wen, L ^a   Wang, H ^a   Wang, F ^a   Gong, J B ^a   Li, G ^a   Huang, X ^a   Zhan, R Y ^a   Yang, X F ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

decompressive craniectomy; Outcome; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 81255129623     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.608214     Document Type: Article

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