Posture-dependent aphasia: Focal cortical dysfunction in the sinking scalp flap syndrome

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-227

  Krishnan, Prasad ^a   Chowdhury, Siddhartha Roy ^a  

^a PEERLESS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aphasia; decompressive craniotomy; hydrocephalus; sinking scalp flap syndrome; syndrome of the trephined

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOCAL CORTICAL DYSFUNCTION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCONTINENCE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINKING SCALP FLAP SYNDROME; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYNDROME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84925746221     PISSN: 09763147     EISSN: 09763155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.150281     Document Type: Article

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