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Decompressive Craniectomy
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, requiring timely diagnosis and intervention. The management of TBI patients involves an array of medical and surgical...
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Open AccessCellular infiltration in traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury leads to cellular damage which in turn results in the rapid release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that prompt resident cells to release cytokines and chemokines. These ...
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Open AccessIndocyanine green fluorescence video angiography reduces vascular injury–related morbidity during micro-neurosurgical clip** of ruptured cerebral aneurysms: a retrospective observational study
Specific procedural complications in aneurysm surgery are broadly related to vascular territory compromise and brain/nerve retraction; vascular complications account for about half of this. Intraoperative indo...
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Open AccessConsensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Two randomised trials assessing the effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy (DC) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) were published in recent years: DECRA in 2011 and RESCUEicp in 2016. As the results ha...
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Open AccessA case series of early and late cranioplasty—comparison of surgical outcomes
Cranioplasty is an increasingly common procedure performed in neurosurgical centres following a decompressive craniectomy (DC), however, timing of the procedure varies greatly.
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Dermatitis artefacta of the scalp complicated by skull erosion and intracranial infection