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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...
Autores principales: | Wee, Hsiao-Yue, Kuo, Jinn-Rung |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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