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11 sty 2018 · As the stem cell therapy industry booms, critics worry that treatments are often ineffective and sometimes dangerous. Consumer Reports shows you how to protect yourself.
2 lip 2024 · All patients at the University Hospital Münster for whom an isolated craniotomy or decompressive craniectomy was performed as a treatment after severe brain injury between 2013 and 2022 were...
It reduces complications caused by pressure on your brain from blood (extra fluid) or swelling. You may need this type of surgery after a traumatic brain injury or a stroke. Many people make a full recovery after this surgery, but side effects are possible.
7 sie 2024 · Decompressive craniectomy is used to alleviate intracranial pressure in cases of traumatic brain injury and stroke by removing part of the skull to allow brain expansion. Traditionally, this procedure is followed by a watertight dural suture, although evidence supporting this method is not strong.
1 maj 2021 · We reviewed patients who developed EACs after undergoing decompressive craniectomy for treatment of refractory intracranial pressure elevations. We excluded patients who had an ischemic stroke, as EACs in these patients have a different clinical course.
1 gru 2023 · Currently, head injury constitutes a major public health problem across the world. Decompressive craniectomy is currently emerging as a preferred treatment strategy for patients suffering from refractory intracranial hypertension, which is unresponsive to appropriate neurocritical care management.
17 sty 2024 · A craniectomy is an emergency procedure used to relieve swelling in the brain due to a stroke or a traumatic brain injury. A craniotomy is done in order to allow a surgeon to remove a brain tumor. In both cases, a bone flap, or section of the skull, is removed.
