Is preoperative brain midline shift a determinant factor for neurological improvement after cranioplasty?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 577-582

  Lin, Chun Hsien ^a,b   Yang, Jen Tsung ^a,b   Wang, Ting Chung ^a,b   Lin, Martin Hsiu Chu ^a,b   Cheng, Wan Chun ^a,b   Lee, Ming Hsueh ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain midline shift; Craniectomy; Cranioplasty; Neurological improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MIDLINE SHIFT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; SKULL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937250546     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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