The Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Patients Suffering Severe Closed Head Injuries
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Haralampos Gatos1, Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki2, Apostolos Komnos3 Konstantinos N. Paterakis1 and Kostas N. Fountas1 1Departments of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Larissa School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa 2Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Larissa School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa 3Department of Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa Greece
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O16: Evaluation of the Immediate and Early Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Treatment of Refractory Intracranial Hypertension in Cases of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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