Is there a therapeutic role for cranioplasty?

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 559-561

  Alibhai, M K ^a   Balasundaram, I ^a   Bridle, C ^a   Holmes, S B ^a  

^a London   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cranioplasty; syndrome of the trephined

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; POLYETHERETHERKETONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PROTECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CRANIECTOMY; CRANIOPLASTY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SEIZURE; SKULL DEFECT; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CRANIOTOMY; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; KETONES; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL BONE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEIZURES; SKULL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84876133735     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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