Large Decompressive Craniectomy in Management of Severe Cerebral Contusion. A Review of 207 Cases
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THE EFFICACY OF DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MASSIVE HEMISPHERIC CEREBRAL INFARCTION
Massive cerebral infarction is often accompanied by early death, secondary to brain edema and trans-tentorial herniation. Several reports indicate beneficial effects of decompressive craniectomy in this situation, but the efficacy of this procedure is still a matter of debate. A n experimental study in a period of3 years was done on2 3 patients with brain edema due to massive cerebral infa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.19.717