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Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe head injury

Journal of neurosurgery · 2006 · Vol. 104(4) · pp. 469–479

Bizhan Aarabi✉(University of Maryland, Baltimore)Dale C. Hesdorffer(University of Maryland, Baltimore)Edward S. Ahn(Columbia University)Carla Aresco(Columbia University)Thomas M. Scalea(Columbia University)Howard M. Eisenberg(University of Maryland, Baltimore)

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Abstract

Decompressive craniectomy was associated with a better-than-expected functional outcome in patients with medically uncontrollable ICP and/or brain herniation, compared with outcomes in other control cohorts reported on in the literature.

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Neurosurgical Procedures and ComplicationsMedicineDecompressive craniectomyGlasgow Coma ScaleIntracranial pressureSurgeryTraumatic brain injuryGlasgow Outcome ScaleDecompressionHead injuryIntracranial pressure monitoring

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AdultBrain Damage, ChronicBrain EdemaBrain InjuriesCraniotomyEncephaloceleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurologic ExaminationPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesCohort Studies

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