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14 paź 2014 · Interest in decompressive craniectomy (DC) to manage neurological emergencies including stroke has waxed and waned for decades. The best evidence for the use of DC is in patients with refractory cerebral edema related to large territory ischemic stroke.
- Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Large Hemispheric Strokes
Decompressive surgery can be a life-saving measure, and here...
- Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Large Hemispheric Strokes
29 wrz 2018 · A craniectomy is a surgery done to remove a part of your skull in order to relieve pressure in that area when your brain swells. A craniectomy is usually performed after a traumatic brain...
A craniectomy is a type of major brain surgery where a surgeon removes part of your skull to access your brain. Your surgeon doesn’t replace your skull during this procedure. A follow-up procedure called a cranioplasty replaces the removed piece of your skull at another time.
15 mar 2021 · Decompressive surgery can be a life-saving measure, and here we discuss the most up-to-date literature and provide a review on the surgical management of large hemispheric ischemic strokes. Large hemispheric infarctions (LHIs) lead to significant disability and mortality.
We advocate that, DC should be perform in SDH or ICH patient with GCS ≤6 and timing to surgery >1 hour. On other hand, during surgery, we advocate that, the bone flap should be replaced after evacuation of the mass lesion if the brain matter did not herniate above the skull intraoperatively.
11 cze 2013 · Decompressive craniectomy (DC)—a surgical procedure that involves removal of part of the skull to accommodate brain swelling—has been used for many years in the management of patients with...
31 mar 2022 · Key points. •. In patients up to 60 years of age, decompressive craniectomy for large hemispheric infarction (LHI) reduces mortality and improves the rate of good functional outcome when performed up to 48 hours after the onset of stroke. •.
