CT scan revealed complete resolution of the hematoma after 2 months (panels C, D) after non-surgical treatment with atorvastatin and dexamethasone. Acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is a common brain ...

Thus, considering the above background, we designed a clinical trial named prospective, randomized evaluation of therapeutic decompressive craniectomy in severe traumatic brain injury with mass ...

Matthias was taken quickly into the operating room for a decompressive craniectomy where doctors removed a portion of his skull to open up space for his brain to swell. They repaired scalp ...

“She had a simultaneous craniectomy and C-section,” Austin James recalled. “One of the doctors comes out and he says, ‘Your daughter’s going to die if we don’t deliver her.’ And he ...

Tracy Jarman's life was turned upside down four years ago when she emerged paralysed from her fifth surgery for spinal cysts. Video / Mike Scott Tracy Jarman was a former corporate high-flyer who ...

Figure 1. Pathophysiology of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) formation and the rationale for middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization. CSF indicates cerebrospinal fluid. Brain computed tomography ...

Once a patient returns to the neurological intensive care unit (NICU) after surgery, nursing care is aimed at preventing increased ICP and providing supportive care. In the intensive care unit ...

Over the past three decades there has been considerable interest in the use of decompressive craniectomy in the management of neurological emergencies. An increasing number of observational cohort ...

Researchers have found in SECA randomized clinical trial that stoppage of ASA (Aspirin) did not lower the recurrence rate of surgically treated chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) within six months.

Some scenarios that can result in head injuries are: car crashes sports collisions falls violent altercations blunt force traumas Head injuries can result in a scalp hematoma or blood clot.

insel.ch Objectives Data on decompressive craniectomy (DC) after intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) for treatment of malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke are lacking. Methods The authors ...