Decompressive craniectomy: past, present and future

AG Kolias, PJ Kirkpatrick, PJ Hutchinson - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2013 - nature.com
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 …

Treatment of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

D Pohl, S Tenembaum - Current treatment options in neurology, 2012 - Springer
Opinion statement Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an inflammatory
demyelinating disease, characterized by an acute onset of polyfocal central nervous system …

The impact of cranioplasty on neurological function

S Honeybul, C Janzen, K Kruger… - British journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. To assess changes in neurological function after cranioplasty. Methods.
Functional and neurocognitive assessments including activities of daily living assessment …

Refractory intracranial hypertension: the role of decompressive craniectomy

M Smith - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Enarrative REVIEW ARTICLE median length of intensive care unit stay was similar in the 2
groups. BEST: TRIP did not test the value of ICP monitoring per se but rather the efficacy of …

Decompressive craniectomy in acute brain injury

DA Brown, EFM Wijdicks - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Decompressive surgery to reduce pressure under the skull varies from a burrhole, bone flap
to removal of a large skull segment. Decompressive craniectomy is the removal of a large …

Clinical presentation and outcomes of acute disseminated Encephalomyelitis in adults worldwide: systematic review and meta-analysis

K Li, M Li, L Wen, Q Wang, X Ding, J Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare demyelinating disorder
that is often misdiagnosed. To improve early diagnosis, we performed a systematic review …

The current role of decompressive craniectomy in the management of neurological emergencies

S Honeybul, KM Ho - Brain injury, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Decompressive craniectomy has been used as a lifesaving procedure for many neurological
emergencies, including traumatic brain injury, ischaemic stroke, subarachnoid …

Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury: is life worth living?

S Honeybul, C Janzen, K Kruger, KM Ho - Journal of neurosurgery, 2013 - thejns.org
Object The object of this study was to assess the long-term outcome and quality of life of
patients who have survived with severe disability following decompressive craniectomy for …

Long-term outcome following decompressive craniectomy: an inconvenient truth?

S Honeybul, KM Ho, GR Gillett - Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Long-term outcome following decompressive craniectomy: an in... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Long-term outcome following decompressive craniectomy: an inconvenient truth …

Decompressive craniectomy for encephalitis with brain herniation: case report and review of the literature

J Pérez-Bovet, R Garcia-Armengol, M Buxó-Pujolràs… - Acta …, 2012 - Springer
Background Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been sporadically used in cases of
infectious encephalitis with brain herniation. Like for other indications of DC, evidence is …