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Decompressive craniectomy and early cranioplasty in a 15-year-old boy with N. meningitidis meningitis
BACKGROUND: Intracranial hypertension is a well-known life-threatening complication of bacterial meningitis. Investigations on decompressive craniectomy after failure of conservative management are scarce, but this surgical treatment should be considered and performed expeditiously, as it lowers the...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4399170/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25883850 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.154776 |