Posture-dependent recovery from sinking skin flap syndrome: A case report

Background: Decompressive craniectomy is performed to treat various neurosurgical conditions involving brain edema that cause a mass effect. However, it may result in sinking skin flap syndrome (SSFS) in some patients, for which cranioplasty is the only treatment option. In some cases, patients with...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Katagai, Kosuke Katayama, Masato Naraoka, Norihito Shimamura, Kenichiro Asano, Hiroki Ohkuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751919304086