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Decompressive Craniectomy and Hydrocephalus [PDF]

Neurosurgery, 2011
decompressive craniectomy and hydrocephalus. the aim of the study was to demostrate the role of distance from median line of craniectomy and developing of ...
De Bonis, Pasquale, Mangiola, Annunziato, Pompucci, Angelo, Anile, Carmelo   +3 more
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Complications of Decompressive Craniectomy [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has become the definitive surgical procedure to manage medically intractable rise in intracranial pressure due to stroke and traumatic brain injury. With incoming evidence from recent multi-centric randomized controlled trials to support its use, we could expect a significant rise in the number of patients who undergo ...
M. S. Gopalakrishnan, Nagesh C. Shanbhag, Dhaval P. Shukla, Subhas K. Konar, Dhananjaya I. Bhat, B. Indira Devi, B. Indira Devi   +6 more
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A clinical experience with decompressive craniectomy [PDF]

Turkish Neurosurgery, 2019
To investigate the patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy (DC) for trauma or cerebrovascular disease, and to determine the most suitable treatment protocol for those patients.Overall, 32 patients with trauma or cerebrovascular disease underwent DC.
Demir, Ozgur, Deniz, Fatih Ersay
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Timing of Decompressive Craniectomy for Ischemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
While studies have demonstrated that decompressive craniectomy after stroke or TBI improves mortality, there is much controversy regarding when decompressive craniectomy is optimally performed.
Aatman Shah, Saleh Almenawer, Gregory Hawryluk   +2 more
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Access to reliable information about long-term prognosis influences clinical opinion on use of lifesaving intervention. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Decompressive craniectomy has been traditionally used as a lifesaving rescue treatment in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study assessed whether objective information on long-term prognosis would influence healthcare workers ...
Stephen Honeybul, Kwok Ho, Susan O'Hanlon   +2 more
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Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome with Intracranial Hypertension: Should Decompressive Craniectomy Be Considered

Case Reports in Neurology, 2017
Background: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is a rare cause of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) causing intracranial hypertension. Methods: Case report.
Ségolène Mrozek, Laurent Lonjaret, Aude Jaffre, Anne-Christine Januel, Nicolas Raposo, Sergio Boetto, Jean-François Albucher, Olivier Fourcade, Thomas Geeraerts   +8 more
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Decompressive craniectomy: indications and results of 24 cases at the neurosurgery clinic of Fann university hospital of Dakar

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
Decompressive craniectomy is a surgical technique considered to be the last step in the management of intracranial hypertension. The objective of our study was to evaluate our results in the management of intracranial hypertension by decompressive ...
El Hadji Cheikh Ndiaye Sy, Yakhya Cisse, Alioune Badara Thiam, Louncény Fatoumata Barry, Maguette Mbaye, Abdoulaye Diop, Mbaye Thioub, Mohameth Faye, Attoumane, Mouhamadou Moustapha Ndongo, Ansaou Aboudou Soilihi, Nantenin Doumbia, Momar Codé Ba, Seydou Boubacar Badiane   +13 more
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The History of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Decompressive craniectomy consists of removal of piece of bone of the skull in order to reduce intracranial pressure. It is an age-old procedure, taking ancient roots from the Egyptians and Romans, passing through the experience of Berengario da Carpi ...
Zefferino Rossini, Federico Nicolosi, Angelos G. Kolias, Angelos G. Kolias, Peter J. Hutchinson, Peter J. Hutchinson, Paolo De Sanctis, Franco Servadei   +7 more
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Study of the Long-Term Results of Decompressive Craniectomy after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Based on a Series of 60 Consecutive Cases

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Background. Decompressive craniectomy can be proposed in the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Current studies report mixed results, preventing any clear conclusions on the place of decompressive craniectomy in traumatology. Methods.
Gaétane Gouello, Olivier Hamel, Karim Asehnoune, Eric Bord, Roger Robert, Kevin Buffenoir   +5 more
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Decompressive craniectomy for stroke in Brazil [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2017
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Botucatu, Dept Neurol Psicol & Psiquiatria, Sao Paulo, SP ...
Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Rodrigo Bazan, Marco Antônio Zanini   +3 more
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