Introspection of a Neurosurgeon
Decompressive craniectomy has been used to treat severe intracranial hypertension secondary to various causes like trauma, cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and spontaneous hemorrhage, refractory to medical treatment. There are many different approaches grouped under the term ‘decompress...
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2010-06-01
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| author | GK Prusty |
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| description | Decompressive craniectomy has been used to treat severe intracranial hypertension secondary to various causes like trauma, cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and spontaneous hemorrhage, refractory to medical treatment. There are many different approaches grouped under the term ‘decompressive craniectomy’ with all of them aiming at reduction of raised intracranial pressure. We have reviewed the literature and tried to describe the mechanism, various types, indications and complications of this procedure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8390a147e31d44119ea875d28554c4c92023-12-02T04:09:34ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma0973-05082010-06-017158Introspection of a NeurosurgeonGK PrustyDecompressive craniectomy has been used to treat severe intracranial hypertension secondary to various causes like trauma, cerebral infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and spontaneous hemorrhage, refractory to medical treatment. There are many different approaches grouped under the term ‘decompressive craniectomy’ with all of them aiming at reduction of raised intracranial pressure. We have reviewed the literature and tried to describe the mechanism, various types, indications and complications of this procedure.http://www.ijntonline.com/June10/abstracts/02.PDFcraniectomydecompressivetrauma |
| spellingShingle | GK Prusty Introspection of a Neurosurgeon The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma craniectomy decompressive trauma |
| title | Introspection of a Neurosurgeon |
| title_full | Introspection of a Neurosurgeon |
| title_fullStr | Introspection of a Neurosurgeon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Introspection of a Neurosurgeon |
| title_short | Introspection of a Neurosurgeon |
| title_sort | introspection of a neurosurgeon |
| topic | craniectomy decompressive trauma |
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