Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome after Decompressive Craniotomy
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Reperfusion Injury after Autologous Cranioplasty in a Patient with Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome
The sinking skin flap syndrome is a rare complication after a large craniectomy. It consists of a sunken skin above the bone defect with neurological symptoms such as severe headache, mental changes, focal deficits, or seizures. In patient with sinking skin flap syndrome, cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolism are decreased by sinking skin flap syndrome, and it may cause the deterioration ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1225-7044,2288-985X
DOI: 10.17340/jkna.2017.1.8