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Never neglect the atmospheric pressure effect on a brain with a skull defect

Herein, we report an unusual case of a patient who presented with a severe, sinking skin flap after a decompressive craniectomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery due to a traumatic brain injury. After cranioplasty, the patient’s neurological deficiency improved and was confirmed by transcranial...

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Autores principales: Wee, Hsiao-Yue, Kuo, Jinn-Rung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24741332
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S59410