Brainstem hemorrhage following decompressive craniectomy.

Lonjaret, Laurent; Ros, Maxime; Boetto, Sergio; Fourcade, Olivier; Geeraerts, Thomas

Lonjaret, Laurent; Ros, Maxime; Boetto, Sergio; Fourcade, Olivier; Geeraerts, Thomas.

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Lonjaret L; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Place du Dr Baylac, 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9, France. laurent.lonjaret@laposte.net

J Clin Neurosci ; 19(9): 1293-5, 2012 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22721886

ABSTRACT

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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Brain Stem Hemorrhage, Traumatic/etiology; Brain Stem Hemorrhage, Traumatic/pathology; Brain Stem/pathology; Craniotomy/adverse effects; Decompression, Surgical/adverse effects; Postoperative Complications/pathology; Accidents, Traffic; Glasgow Coma Scale; Hematoma, Subdural/surgery; Humans; Intracranial Hypertension/etiology; Intracranial Hypertension/surgery; Male; Postoperative Complications/therapy; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Brain Stem / Decompression, Surgical / Craniotomy / Brain Stem Hemorrhage, Traumatic Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Clin Neurosci Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: France Country of publication: United kingdom

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