Neuropsychological changes and cranioplasty: A group analysis

Brain Injury

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 164-171

  Di Stefano, Cristina ^a,b   Rinaldesi, Maria Luisa ^c   Quinquinio, Cristina ^c   Ridolfi, Chiara ^c   Vallasciani, Massimo ^c   Sturiale, Carmelo ^d   Piperno, Roberto ^a,b  

^a Centro Studi per la Ricerca sul Coma   (Italy)

^b Casa Dei Risvegli 'Luca de Nigris' Hospital   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Riabilitazione Santo Stefano   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical improvement; Cognitive changes; Cranioplasty; Decompressive craniectomy; Neuropsychological improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CRANIOPLASTY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BRAIN INJURIES; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SKULL; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKULL; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84958843178     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1090013     Document Type: Article

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