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Year in review 2011: Critical Care – neurocritical care [PDF]

, 2012
Contributions from the neurosciences to Critical Care in 2011 covered an array of topics. We learned about potential biomarkers for, and the effect of cerebral oxygen metabolism on, delirium, in addition to treatment of the latter.
Diringer, Michael N, Keyrouz, Salah G
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Nutritional Deficiency as a Risk Factor for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Parts of Southern India: A Case‐Control Study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
The incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is anecdotally considered to be higher in parts of South India as compared with the West. The higher prevalence of CVT in this population is not accounted for by genetic thrombophilias, implicating acquired risk factors.
Agam Jain, S. Mythirayee, P. R. Srijithesh, Rita Christopher, Vijay Kumawat, Mailankody Pooja, Ravi Yadav, Girish Baburao Kulkarni, Pritam Raja, D. V. Sheshagiri, V. S. Binu, Anjali Chauhan   +11 more
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Cranioplasty in Depressed Skull Fractures: A Narrative Review of the Literature

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Background: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is performed routinely following traumatic brain injury (TBI), including depressed fracture (DSF), and following other mass-occupying conditions such as large ischemic strokes.
Bardia Hajikarimloo, Mohammadamin Sabbagh Alvani, Parnia Pouya, Masoud Herman, Martin M. Mortazavi, Farzan Fahim   +5 more
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Role of neurosurgery in the management of stroke [PDF]

, 2008
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The aim of treatment in stroke patients is to prevent further neurologic deterioration and prevent recurrence. Despite all advances in medical treatment, morbidity and mortality in stroke patients is
Enam, Ather, Javed, Gohar, Tahir, Muhammad Zubair   +2 more
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Decompressive Hemicraniectomy: Predictors and Functional Outcome In Patients With Ischemic Stroke [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND Patients presenting with large ischemic strokes may develop uncontrollable, progressive brain edema that risks compression of brain parenchyma and cerebral herniation.1 Edema that does not respond to medical treatment necessitates ...
Chalouhi, MD, Nohra, Daou, MD, Badih, Jabbour, Pascal, MD, Kent, BA, Anthony P., Montano, MPH, Maria, Rosenwasser MD, Robert H., Tjoumakaris, MD, Stavropoula l.   +6 more
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A ten-year retrospective analysis of decompressive craniectomy or craniotomy after severe brain injury and its implications for donation after brain death

Scientific Reports
Craniotomy or decompressive craniectomy are among the therapeutic options to prevent or treat secondary damage after severe brain injury. The choice of procedure depends, among other things, on the type and severity of the initial injury.
Jan Sönke Englbrecht, Charis Bajohr, Alexander Zarbock, Walter Stummer, Markus Holling   +4 more
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Acute management of poor condition subarachnoid hemorrhage patients [PDF]

, 2012
Poor condition subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients present a high mortality and morbidity. In this study, we reviewed the acute interventional (surgical and endovascular) management of 109 SAH-poor condition patients, who were treated as early as ...
Archavlis, Eleftherios, Carvi y Nievas, Mario N.   +1 more
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Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury:Factors Influencing Prognosis and Outcome

Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017
Background and Aim: Decompressive craniectomy can be life-saving for patients with severe traumatic brain injury, but many questions about its ideal application, indications, timing, technique, and even the definition of success of decompressive ...
Seyed reza Bagheri, Ehsan Alimohammadi, Hamidreza Saeedi, Parandoosh Sepehri, Pezhman Soleimani, Reza Fatahian, Alireza Abdi, Omid Beiki   +7 more
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Paradoxical Herniation following Decompressive Craniectomy in the Subacute Setting

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2016
Decompressive craniectomy is reserved for extreme cases of intracranial hypertension. An uncommon complication known as paradoxical herniation has been documented within weeks to months following surgery.
Alex P. Michael, Jose Espinosa
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Efficacy analysis of early bilateral decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2018
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of predictive early bilateral decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). Methods A total of 92 patients with sTBI underwent predictive early bilateral decompressive
Feng-lei SONG, Yang ZHAO, Lin MA, Li-gang WANG, Bo-feng LIU, Peng SUN, Yun-cai SHANG, Guang-yi WANG   +7 more
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