Surgical management of traumatic brain injury: A review of guidelines, pathophysiology, neurophysiology, outcomes, and controversies

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 249-259

  Grandhi, R ^a   Bonfield, C M ^b   Newman, W C ^a   Okonkwo, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Neurosurgery; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTUSION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN INJURIES; PROCEDURES;

BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84926306013     PISSN: 03905616     EISSN: 18271855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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