Early cranioplasty is associated with greater neurological improvement: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Neurosurgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 278-288

  Malcolm, James G ^a   Rindler, Rima S ^a   Chu, Jason K ^a   Chokshi, Falgun ^a   Grossberg, Jonathan A ^a   Pradilla, Gustavo ^a   Ahmad, Faiz U ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Cranioplasty; Functional Independence Measure; Glasgow coma scale; Glasgow outcome scale; Karnofsky Performance Status; Neurological outcome; Timing

Indexed keywords

BARTHEL INDEX; CRANIOPLASTY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85044103262     PISSN: 00694827     EISSN: 0148396X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx182     Document Type: Review

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