Craniotomy - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and future perspectives.

29 Sep 2009 Space-occupying, malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarctions are still one of the most devastating forms of ischaemic stroke, with a mortality of up to 80% in untreated patients. An early diagnosis is essential and depends on CT and MRI to ... Read more...

A combined posterior, lateral, and anterior approach to ventrolaterally situated chordoma of the upper cervical spine.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Lesions ventral and ventrolateral to the neuraxis at the CCJ can pose a significant management problem owing to their strategic location. Conventional direct posterior approaches sometimes may not allow adequate visualization of the ... Read more...

The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial?

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: The role of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) has not been well established. This study evaluates the outcomes of using rFVIIa as first-line therapy in patients with a severe TBI requiring emergent ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Craniotomy - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and future perspectives. 29 Sep 2009
• A combined posterior, lateral, and anterior approach to ventrolaterally situated chordoma of the upper cervical spine. 29 Sep 2009
• The use of recombinant activated factor VIIa in coagulopathic traumatic brain injuries requiring emergent craniotomy: is it beneficial? 29 Sep 2009
• Syndrome of the trephined. 29 Sep 2009
• Factors affecting postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks after retrosigmoidal craniotomy for vestibular schwannomas. 29 Sep 2009
• Pus and free bone flaps. 29 Sep 2009
• The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Modified orbitozygomatic craniotomy for craniopharyngioma resection in children. 29 Sep 2009
• Misleading functional magnetic resonance imaging mapping of the cortical hand representation in a 4-year-old boy with an arteriovenous malformation of the central region. 29 Sep 2009
• Occipital transtentorial approach to the precentral cerebellar fissure and posterior incisural space. 30 Aug 2009
• Long-term outcome of subcutaneously preserved autologous cranioplasty. 30 Aug 2009
• Evoked potential monitoring identifies possible neurological injury during positioning for craniotomy. 30 Aug 2009
• Anesthesia for brain tumor resection using intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) with the Polestar N-20 system: experience and challenges. 20 Aug 2009
• Selected drake teachings: an affectionate look back and a look forward--the Charles G. Drake lecture: 2006. 30 Jul 2009
• Preoperative predictive value of the necessity for anterior clinoidectomy in posterior communicating artery aneurysm clipping. 30 Jul 2009
• Orbitocranial wooden foreign body: a pre-, intra-, and postoperative chronicle: case report. 30 Jul 2009
• Computed tomography-guided aspiration versus key-hole craniotomy for spontaneous putaminal haemorrhage: a prospective comparison of minimally invasive procedures. 30 Jul 2009
• Closure of large skull base defects after endoscopic transnasal craniotomy. Clinical article. 30 Jul 2009
• Advanced pediatric mastoiditis with and without intracranial complications. 30 Jul 2009
• Should epidural drain be recommended after supratentorial craniotomy for epileptic patients? 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Craniotomy'

Definition: Any operation on the cranium or incision into the cranium. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor UI: D003399

Alternative terms: Craniotomy; Craniotomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.525.190;

History Note: 65(64)

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition