Incidence and risk factors for post-traumatic hydrocephalus following decompressive craniectomy for intractable intracranial hypertension and evacuation of mass lesions

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1872-1878

  Honeybul, Stephen ^a   Ho, Kwok M ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

complications; decompressive craniectomy; neurotrauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYGROMA; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863793654     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2356     Document Type: Article

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