Traumatic brain injury in pediatric patients: Evidence for the effectiveness of decompressive surgery

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Appelboom, Geoffrey ^a   Zoller, Stephen D ^a   Piazza, Matthew A ^a   Szpalski, Caroline ^b   Bruce, Samuel S ^a   McDowell, Michael M ^a   Vaughan, Kerry A ^a   Zacharia, Brad E ^a   Hickman, Zachary ^a   D'Ambrosio, Anthony ^a   Feldstein, Neil A ^a   Anderson, Richard C E ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Decompressive surgery; Pediatric; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKULL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SKULL;

EID: 82655175477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.FOCUS11177     Document Type: Article

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