Outcome of decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe head injury: A pilot randomized clinical trial

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-152

  Moein, Hooshang ^a   Sanati, Mohammad Ali ^b   Fard, Salman Abbasi ^a,b   Moein, Payam ^b   Hasheminasab, Seyed Mohammad ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Decompressive craniectomy; GCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864856624     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: 15344916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNQ.0b013e318240f1e0     Document Type: Article

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