Decompressive Craniectomy
Decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions: a meta-analysis
... The pathological mechanism of mMCAI is explained as the chain effect of middle cerebral arterial(MCA) embolization caused by clotting or embolus. The embolization of MCA leads to significant encephale- dema, as well as ...
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Clinical Outcome of Decompressive Craniectomy Operation for the Management of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
... edema. Decompressive craniectomy with wide bone flap and duroplasty increase the space around the brain which gives the cerebral hemisphere more chance to expand than the normal limits to avoid herniation ...
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The Conundrum of Ventricular Dilatations Following Decompressive Craniectomy: Is Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, The Only Panacea?
... Introduction: Ventriculomegaly and hydrocephalus (HCP) are sometimes a bewildering sequela of decompressive craniectomy (DC). The distinguishing criteria between both are less well defined. Majority of the ...
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Decompressive craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions: outcome of 25 cases
... Decompressive craniectomy has been proven to be an effective tool for reduction of malignant elevations of intracranial pressure in cases of head trauma and during cranial ...of decompressive surgery ...
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Radiological indicators of post operative outcome in decompressive craniectomy forhead injury patients
... of decompressive craniectomies are to increase volume-buffering capacity of the cranial vault by allowing for centripetal ...2006). Decompressive craniectomy reduces intracranial pressure by 50%, ...
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Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury patients with fixed dilated pupils
... the decompressive craniectomy group, in which the highest mortality (approximately 45%) was observed between 3 days and 1 week and the mortality decreased gradually after that (P , ...
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Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter (ONSD) measurements in normal subjects and patients undergoing cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: A Prospective Observational Cohort study
... In patients with large cranial defects following decompressive craniectomy, as for trauma or malignant cerebral swelling, the atmospheric pressure directly affects ICP. This results in “syndrome of the ...
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Initial intracranial pressure as a prognosticator in head-injured patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy
... that decompressive craniectomy (DC) is an effective means of controlling high intracranial pressure (ICP), especially in patients with intraparenchymal lesions ...
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Decompressive Craniectomy for Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Case Report
... Intracranial hemorrhage might occur in PRES cases, mostly among patients receiving anticoagulation therapy [16]. Expansive vasogenic edema with intracranial mass effect might occur in less than 5% of cases, regarded as ...
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Cranioplasty after Decompressive Craniectomy Caused an Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Case Report
... trauma, decompressive craniectomy, or bone flap loss due to ...infection. Decompressive craniectomy is widely used as a life-saving procedure to release intracrani- al hypertension following ...
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Decompressive craniectomy in the management of traumatic brain injury: a review of current practice
... Abstract: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is now well established in the management of intractable raised intracranial pressure from various indications including trauma, ischemic strokes, and postoperative ...
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THE EFFICACY OF DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MASSIVE HEMISPHERIC CEREBRAL INFARCTION
... A fter admission, these patients were mananged in the neurosurgical care unit under the observation of a neurosurgeon and neurologist, with use of mechanical ventilation, sedation, paralysis and mannitol infusion. The II ...
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Analysis of outcome of decompressive craniectomy in patients with acute massive cerebrovascular accidents – an institutional analysis
... conclusion, decompressive craniectomy for space- occupying large hemispheric cerebrovascular events increases the probability of survival that can yield good functional outcomes in most ...
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Decompressive craniectomy for herpes simplex encephalitis complicated by frank intracerebral hemorrhage: a case report and review of the literature
... Case presentation: A previously healthy 34-year-old Korean female presented with fever, myalgia and severe headache. Brain MRI showed a high T2 signal intensity change and diffuse swelling of the right temporal lobe. ...
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Decompressive craniectomy in patients with cerebral infarction due to malignant vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
... Figure 1: A case of SAH due to ruptured right MCA bifurcation aneurysm. Malignant vasospasm was developed in the territory of the left MCA (a) Cerebral angiography after surgical clipping of the aneurysm and developement ...
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Validation of an International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision coding algorithm to identify decompressive craniectomy for stroke
... were decompressive craniectomy for space-occupying ...craniotomy, craniectomy, or ...undergoing decompressive craniectomy for supratentorial ...
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Early decompressive craniectomy and duraplasty for refractory intracranial hypertension in children: results of a pilot study
... with decompressive craniectomy after TBI at a pediatric intensive care ...pressure. Decompressive craniectomy including dura opening was initiated in cases of a sustained increase in ICP > ...
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Management of subdural effusion and hydrocephalus following decompressive craniectomy for posttraumatic cerebral infarction in a patient with traumatic brain injury: a case report
... (ICP), decompressive craniectomy (DC) is fre- quently performed as soon as possible to reduce ICP, de- crease compression of cerebral vessels in the cerebral infarction, improve brain oxygen supply, ...
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Case Report A new decompressive craniectomy on the treatment of severe craniocerebral injury (2 cases)
... sive craniectomy is the key to cure ...new decompressive craniectomy treatment of severe and extra severe cranioce- rebral injuries on 2 patients is described and the clinical results are ...
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Prospective randomized evaluation of therapeutic decompressive craniectomy in severe traumatic brain injury with mass lesions (PRECIS): study protocol for a controlled trial
... DC: Decompressive craniectomy; DSMB: Data safety monitoring board; GCS: Glasgow coma Scale; GOSE: Extended Glasgow Outcome Score; IA: Independent assessor; ICP: intracranial pressure; PRECIS: Prospective ...
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