Surgical management of early massive edema caused by cerebral contusion in head trauma patients

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 96, 2006, Pages 3-6

  Kawamata, T ^a   Katayama, Y ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

brain edema; Cerebral contusion; necrosis; osmolality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN EDEMA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866451531     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-211-30714-1_1     Document Type: Article

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