Medical and Surgical Management of Intracranial Hypertension
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James Scozzafava1,2, Muhammad Shazam Hussain3 and Seby John4 1Department of Adult Critical Care Medicine, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 2Division of Stroke Neurology, Neurosciences Program, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 3Medical Director, Primary Stroke Center, Vascular Neurology and Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, Cerebrovascular Section, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 4Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 1,2Canada 3,4USA
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Management of intracranial hypertension.
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