Syndrome of the trephined following bifrontal decompressive craniectomy: Implications for rehabilitation

Brain Injury

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-105

  Janzen, Courtney ^a   Kruger, Kate ^a   Honeybul, Stephen ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; rehabilitation; syndrome of trephined; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ASPIRATION; BIFRONTAL DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEPRESSION; DETERIORATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FRONTAL HYGROMA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYGROMA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SKULL FRACTURE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYNDROME OF THE TREPHINED; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 83055173990     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.635357     Document Type: Review

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