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craniectomy
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what is 'craniectomy'?
Definition for craniectomy
craniectomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: occipitocervical synostosis, head injury and acoustic neuroma.
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occipitocervical synostosis
union of first cervical vertebra and base of skull
craniectomy and occipitocervical synostosis
head injury
trauma to skull or brain
craniectomy and head injury
acoustic neuroma
type of brain tumor
craniectomy and acoustic neuroma
increased intracranial pressure
increased pressure in brain
craniectomy and increased intracranial pressure
cerebral hemorrhage
stroke caused by bleeding in the brain
craniectomy and cerebral hemorrhage
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Brain MRI
craniectomy and Brain MRI
CT brain
craniectomy and CT brain
CT scan
craniectomy and CT scan
CT Cervical Spine
craniectomy and CT Cervical Spine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Cervical spine
craniectomy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Cervical spine
decompressive craniectomy
craniectomy and decompressive craniectomy
Cardiac monitoring
craniectomy and Cardiac monitoring
Craniotomy
craniectomy and Craniotomy
Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
craniectomy and Pulse oximetry
CT C-spine
craniectomy and CT C-spine
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
craniectomy and Chest X-ray
Laminectomy
craniectomy and Laminectomy
Spinal Deformity Correction
craniectomy and Spinal Deformity Correction
Ultrasonography kidneys ureter bladder
craniectomy and Ultrasonography kidneys ureter bladder
release of posterior dural bands
craniectomy and release of posterior dural bands
spinal surgery
craniectomy and spinal surgery
Continuous CSF pressure monitoring
craniectomy and Continuous CSF pressure monitoring
Hyperventilation
craniectomy and Hyperventilation
Intracranial pressure monitoring
craniectomy and Intracranial pressure monitoring
ventriculostomy
craniectomy and ventriculostomy
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mannitol
craniectomy and mannitol
mannitol(osmitrol )
craniectomy and mannitol(osmitrol )
baclofen
craniectomy and baclofen
baclofen(lioresal , lioresal intrathecal)
craniectomy and baclofen(lioresal , lioresal intrathecal)
botulinum toxin
craniectomy and botulinum toxin
dantrolene
craniectomy and dantrolene
dantrolene(dantrium
craniectomy and dantrolene(dantrium
diazepam
craniectomy and diazepam
diazepam(valium)
craniectomy and diazepam(valium)
ibuprofen(motrin)
craniectomy and ibuprofen(motrin)
levodopa
craniectomy and levodopa
levodopa(larodopa , dopar)
craniectomy and levodopa(larodopa , dopar)
magnesium sulfate
craniectomy and magnesium sulfate
magnesium sulfate(sulfamag)
craniectomy and magnesium sulfate(sulfamag)
methylphenidate
craniectomy and methylphenidate
nimodipine
craniectomy and nimodipine
nimodipine(nimotop )
craniectomy and nimodipine(nimotop )
pentobarbital
craniectomy and pentobarbital
pentobarbital(pentobarbital sodium)
craniectomy and pentobarbital(pentobarbital sodium)
phenytoin
craniectomy and phenytoin
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Craniotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Craniotomy is distinguished from craniectomy, in which the skull flap is not ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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eMedicine - Craniosynostosis Management : Article by Silvio Podda
Craniosynostosis is the premature and abnormal fusion of 1 of the 6 ... Endoscopic craniectomy for early surgical correction of sagittal craniosynostosis. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/plastic/topic534.htm
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Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic bra...[Crit Care Med ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical ...
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Is decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery ...
Results: Ten out of 24 patients underwent decompressive craniectomy. ... Decompressive craniectomy was first described by Kocher for the treatment of ...
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Decompressive craniectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompressive_craniectomy
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Cerebral oxygenation, vascular reactivity, and neu...[J Neurosurg. 2008 ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... decompressive craniectomy for ...
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Early decompressive craniectomy and duraplasty for refractory ...
In all cases, the ICP normalized immediately after craniectomy. ... Decompressive craniectomy has regained some therapeutic interest during the past ...
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Talk:Decompressive craniectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talk:Decompressive craniectomy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... This article is within the scope of WikiProject Medicine. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Decompressive_craniectomy
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Early hemicraniectomy in patients with complete mi...[Stroke. 1998 ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... decompressive craniectomy with ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9731614
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Retrolabyrinthine Craniectomy: The Unsung Hero of Skull Base Surgery
Finally, using a small craniectomy without transection of the musculature avoids ... The retrolabyrinthine craniectomy is an important technique for skull base ...
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eMedicine - Neurointensive Care for Traumatic Brain Injury in Children ...
Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects infants and children of all ages and is caused by various mechanisms, ... Decompressive craniectomy typically ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3082.htm
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Craniosynostosis-Treatment Overview
Surgery is the only treatment to correct craniosynostosis. ... technique, endoscopic-assisted strip craniectomy, sometimes requires the baby to ...
http://www.webmd.com/brain/tc/craniosynostosis-treatment-overview
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Corpectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surgery, Nervous system: neurosurgical procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 01-05) ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpectomy
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Stereolithography for Posterior Fossa Cranioplasty
... R, Nisim U, Pollak L. Symptomatic patients after craniectomy. Surg Neurol. ... Reconstruction of suboccipital craniectomy defects with hydroxyapatite cement: a ...
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Early decompressive surgery in malignant infarctio...[Lancet Neurol ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE ... decompressive craniectomy for malignant ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17303527
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Eugčne-Louis Doyen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eugčne-Louis Doyen (December 16, 1859 - November 21, 1916) was a French surgeon ... films of operations, including a craniectomy, an abdominal hysterectomy, and a ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne-Louis_Doyen
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Post-traumatic hydrocephalus: influence of craniectomy on the CSF ...
Journal List > J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry > v.68(2); Feb 2000. Summary ... Post-traumatic hydrocephalus: influence of craniectomy on the CSF circulation ...
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meb18's profile on WebMD
Bookmark This Page. Site Map. Sign up for WebMD Newsletters. WebMD Home ... Xander has to have a strip craniectomy to correct craniosynostosis next month. ...
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eMedicine - Crouzon Syndrome : Article by Harold Chen
In 1912, Crouzon described the hereditary syndrome of craniofacial dysostosis in ... Early craniectomy with frontal bone advancement is most often indicated to ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic511.htm
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Intracranial pressure - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ICP is a dynamic phenomenon constantly fluctuating in response to activities ... treatment for increased ICP is decompressive craniectomy, in which a part of the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracranial_pressure
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Effects of decompressive craniectomy on brain tissue oxygen in patients ...
Journal List > J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry > v.74(4); Apr 2003. Summary. PDF (147K) ... Effects of decompressive craniectomy on brain tissue oxygen in patients with ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1738358
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Julius Scriba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julius Karl Scriba (5 June 1848 ? 3 January 1905) was a German surgeon serving ... credited with performing the first craniectomy for a depressed skull fracture in ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Scriba
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GEO Accession viewer
NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) is a public archive and resource for gene expression data. ... Other information: Suboccipital Craniectomy ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSM14786
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Odilon Lannelongue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Odilon Marc Lannelongue (December 4, 1840 - December 22, 1911) was a French ... 1892 he performed the first craniectomy for craniosynostosis, which involved the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odilon_Lannelongue
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Anaplastic Ependymoma of the Fourth Ventricle Causing Obstrictive ...
Subsequently, sub-occipital craniectomy and sub-total resection of the tumour ... Post-excision via sub-occipital craniectomy. Operation ...
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User:Delldot/beg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm working on articles on Wikipedia, a free online ... For Decompressive craniectomy: Cerebral Hemispheric Infarct Despite Decompressive Craniectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Delldot/beg
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Treatment of Meningitis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus ...
... antiedematous treatment, requiring immediate bifrontal decompressive craniectomy. ... protrusion of brain tissue beyond the bifrontal craniectomy defects. ...
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Category:Neurosurgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. ... Decompressive craniectomy. Deep brain stimulation. Discectomy. Howard Dully ...
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Foraminotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Foraminotomy is a medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foraminotomy
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SOST-Related Sclerosing Bone Dysplasias
nerves; craniectomy for increased intracranial pressure; middle ear surgery for conductive ... Craniectomy is required if intracranial pressure becomes ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/picrender.fcgi?book=ge...
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Acanthamoeba Encephalitis, India | CDC EID
Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in Patient with Systemic Lupus, India ... Emergency posterior fossa craniectomy and foramen magnum decompression were performed. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol12no06/06-0087.htm
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Ganglionectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A ganglionectomy, also called a gangliectomy, is the surgical removal of a ganglion. ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglionectomy
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Neurogenic hypertension: etiology and surgical treatment. I ...
Journal List > Ann Surg > v.201(3); Mar 1985. Summary. Selected References ... who underwent left retromastoid craniectomy and microvascular decompression for ...
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Laminoplasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laminoplasty is a surgical procedure for treating spinal stenosis by relieving ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminoplasty
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Laminotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A laminotomy is a neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminotomy
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Jugular Foramen Schwannomas
Journal List > Skull base surgery > v.1(1); Jan 1991. Summary. Selected ... two-stage surgical approach consisting of a retrosigmoid craniectomy combined ...
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YourSurgery.ComŽ-Craniotomy //-->
If the bone flap is not replaced, the procedure is called a craniectomy. A craniotomy is used for many different procedures within the head, for trauma, ...
http://www.yoursurgery.com/ProcedureDetails.cfm?BR=4&Proc=19
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Vertebral fixation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vertebral fixation (also known as "spinal fixation") is a neurosurgical ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_Fixation_Devices
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Tips for Preventing Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea after Acoustic ...
CSF rhinorrhea is a common complication of acoustic neurinoma surgery via the ... Bone chips removed during the craniectomy are then mixed with fibric glue and ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1656705
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Vertebral fusion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surgery, Nervous system: neurosurgical procedures ... Skull, brain, and cerebral meninges. Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebral_fusion
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Acute respiratory failure and sleep-disordered bre...[Clin Neurol ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... decompressive craniectomy, sleep ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16202827?ordinalpos=6&ito...
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Chiari malformation: Treatments and drugs - MayoClinic.com
Chiari malformation ? Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this ... called posterior fossa craniectomy or posterior fossa decompression ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chiari-malformation/DS00839...
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1 "A Cochlear Nucleus Auditory Prosthesis based on microstimulation ...
... bone at the margin of the craniectomy and the cavity was filled with ... craniectomy was made over the left cerebral hemisphere, and the occipital pole ...
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Pseudobulbar Palsy Caused by a Large Petroclival Meningioma
Journal List > Skull Base > v.12(2); May 2002. Summary. Selected References ... A suboccipital craniectomy with a transpetrosal, transtentorial approach to the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1656925
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Hemifacial spasm: a prospective long-term follow up of 83 cases treated ...
Journal List > J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry > v.60(1); Jan 1996. Summary ... patients with HFS who underwent MVD via a suboccipital craniectomy are presented. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=486193
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Intracranial abscess caused by Rhodococcus equi in...[J Am Vet Med ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... suboccipital craniectomy approach ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16426201?ordinalpos=9&ito...
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Two cases of Van Buchem's disease.
Journal List > J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry > v.45(10); Oct 1982. Summary ... and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and underwent partial craniectomy. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=491596
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Axotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The process of cutting or to otherwise sever an axon. Derived from axo- (=axon) and ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axotomy
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Pseudobulbar palsy caused by a large petroclival m...[Skull Base. 2002 ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... A suboccipital craniectomy with a ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17167648
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Category:Neurotrauma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neurotrauma refers to injury to a nerve, especially part of the central nervous ... Decompressive craniectomy. Dementia pugilistica. Diffuse axonal injury ...
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