Technique of stepwise intracranial decompression combined with external ventricular drainage catheters improve the prognosis of acute post-traumatic hemispheric brain swelling patients

Background: Acute post-traumatic cerebral hemispheric brain swelling (ACHS) is a serious disorder that occurs after traumatic brain injury (TBI), and it often requires immediate treatment. The aim of our clinical study was to assess the effects of stepwise intracranial decompression combined with e...

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Main Authors: Lei eShi, guan esun, tianhong epan, xiaoliang eli, shuguang ezhang, Zhimin eWang, chunfa eqian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00535/full