| Literature DB >> 22721886 |
Laurent Lonjaret1, Maxime Ros, Sergio Boetto, Olivier Fourcade, Thomas Geeraerts.
Abstract
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is used for the management of refractory raised intracranial pressure, but the impact of DC on surgical outcome is still controversial. We report a 21-year-old man admitted to our hospital after a road traffic accident. The brain CT scan revealed a left hemispheric acute subdural hematoma. After DC, he developed a brainstem hemorrhage. Recovery was, however, good.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22721886 DOI： 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.01.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurosci ISSN： 0967-5868 Impact factor: 1.961