Bilateral Decompressive Craniectomy in Malignant Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Bilateral Decompressive Craniectomy in Malignant Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Introduction: Despite the extremely favourable prognosis of patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), death occurs in 10–15% of patients. In severe cases of malignant CVT with supratentorial haemorrhagic lesions, cerebral oedema and brain herniation, decompressive surgery may be the only life-...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Soriano-Navarro, Vanessa Cano-Nigenda, Fernanda Menéndez-Manjarrez, Esmirna Farington-Terrero, Juan José Méndez-Gallardo, Alejandro García-Irigoyen, Antonio Arauz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-04-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
bilateral craniectomy
decompressive craniectomy
malignant cerebral venous thrombosis
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1560

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