Sinking skin flap syndrome (or Syndrome of the trephined): A review

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 314-318

  Annan, Mariam ^a,b   De Toffol, Bertrand ^a,b,c   Hommet, Caroline ^a,b,c   Mondon, Karl ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c Université de Tours   (France)

Author keywords

Decompressive craniectomy; Neurorehabilitation; Review; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; COGNITION; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINKING SKIN FLAP SYNDROME; SKIN DISEASE; ANIMAL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SKULL; SURGICAL FLAPS; SYNDROME;

EID: 84936947691     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2015.1012047     Document Type: Review

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