Publication year: 2012
Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Laurent Lonjaret, Maxime Ros, Sergio Boetto, Olivier Fourcade, Thomas Geeraerts
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is used for the management of refractory raised intracranial pressure, but the impact of DC on surgical outcome is still controversial. We report a 21-year-old man admitted to our hospital after a road traffic accident. The brain CT scan revealed a left hemispheric acute subdural hematoma. After DC, he developed a brainstem hemorrhage. Recovery was, however, good.
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