Craniectomy-Associated Progressive Extra-Axial Collections with Treated Hydrocephalus (CAPECTH): Redefining a common complication of decompressive craniectomy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1222-1227

  Nalbach, Stephen V ^a   Ropper, Alexander E ^a   Dunn, Ian F ^a   Gormley, William B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Cranioplasty; Decompressive hemicraniectomy; External hydrocephalus; Extra axial collection; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EXTRA AXIAL COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURVIVAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865042827     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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