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decompressive craniectomy
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what is 'decompressive craniectomy'?
Definition for decompressive craniectomy
decompressive craniectomy is also known as: DC
decompressive craniectomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: increased intracranial pressure, head injury and acoustic neuroma.
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diagnosis
increased intracranial pressure
increased pressure in brain
decompressive craniectomy and increased intracranial pressure
head injury
trauma to skull or brain
decompressive craniectomy and head injury
acoustic neuroma
type of brain tumor
decompressive craniectomy and acoustic neuroma
epidural hemorrhage
bleeding between outer covering of brain and skull
decompressive craniectomy and epidural hemorrhage
subarachnoid hemorrhage
bleeding under the arachnoid membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
decompressive craniectomy and subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebral hemorrhage
stroke caused by bleeding in the brain
decompressive craniectomy and cerebral hemorrhage
subdural hematoma
bleeding inbetween outer and middle layer of membranes covering brain
decompressive craniectomy and subdural hematoma
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Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
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Brain MRI
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CT brain
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CT scan
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Craniotomy
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craniectomy
decompressive craniectomy and craniectomy
Hyperventilation
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Continuous CSF pressure monitoring
decompressive craniectomy and Continuous CSF pressure monitoring
Intracranial pressure monitoring
decompressive craniectomy and Intracranial pressure monitoring
ventriculostomy
decompressive craniectomy and ventriculostomy
Endotracheal Intubation
Intubation
decompressive craniectomy and Endotracheal Intubation
Activated partial thromboplastin time
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Complete Blood Count
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Prothrombin Time (PT)
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surgical decompression
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urine output
decompressive craniectomy and urine output
Telemetry
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Lumbar Puncture
decompressive craniectomy and Lumbar Puncture
Mechanical Ventilation
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mannitol
decompressive craniectomy and mannitol
mannitol(osmitrol )
decompressive craniectomy and mannitol(osmitrol )
furosemide
decompressive craniectomy and furosemide
phenytoin(dilantin)
decompressive craniectomy and phenytoin(dilantin)
acetazolamide
decompressive craniectomy and acetazolamide
decadron
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nimodipine
decompressive craniectomy and nimodipine
nimodipine(nimotop )
decompressive craniectomy and nimodipine(nimotop )
phenytoin
decompressive craniectomy and phenytoin
baclofen
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baclofen(lioresal , lioresal intrathecal)
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botulinum toxin
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dantrolene
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dantrolene(dantrium
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diazepam
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diazepam(valium)
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ibuprofen(motrin)
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levodopa
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levodopa(larodopa , dopar)
decompressive craniectomy and levodopa(larodopa , dopar)
magnesium sulfate
decompressive craniectomy and magnesium sulfate
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Decompressive craniectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decompressive craniectomy is a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is ... The aim of decompressive craniectomy is to reduce this pressure. ...
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Decompressive craniectomy following traumatic brai...[Acta Neurochir ...
Decompressive craniectomy in patients with uncontrollable intracranial ... Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe ...
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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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Talk:Decompressive craniectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talk:Decompressive craniectomy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... This article is within the scope of WikiProject Medicine. ...
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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 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... Early decompressive craniectomy may ...
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Early decompressive craniectomy and duraplasty for refractory ...
Decompressive craniectomy including dura opening was initiated in cases of a ... Decompressive craniectomy has regained some therapeutic interest during the past ...
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Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of ref...[Cochrane Database ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... by decompressive craniectomy in ...
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Outcome following decompressive craniectomy in chi...[J Neurosurg. 2007 ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE ... after decompressive craniectomy for ...
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Decompressive craniectomy in patients with uncontr...[Acta Neurochir ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... decompressive craniectomy for ...
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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, such as ... Decompressive craniectomy ...
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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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Acute management of poor condition subarachnoid hemorrhage patients
... J. Effects of decompressive craniectomy on brain tissue oxygen ... Proposed use of prophylactic decompressive craniectomy in poor-grade aneurysmal ...
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Anterior temporal lobectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anterior temporal lobectomy is the complete removal of the anterior portion of ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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eMedicine - Considerations in Pediatric Trauma : Article by Daniel Mark ...
Trauma is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in the US pediatric ... Decompressive craniectomy reduces the risk of death and unfavorable outcomes ...
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Cordotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cordotomy (or chordotomy) is a surgical procedure that disables selected pain ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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eMedicine - Closed Head Trauma : Article by Leonardo Rangel-Castilla
In the United States, the incidence of closed head injury is estimated to be approximately 200 cases per 100,000 ... decompressive craniectomy prior ...
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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 ...
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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 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... Is decompressive craniectomy 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 ...
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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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Laminotomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A laminotomy is a neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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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 ...
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eMedicine - Head Trauma : Article by Scott Shepard, MD
Head Trauma - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to be an enormous public ... Which patients benefit from decompressive craniectomy has not been established. ...
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Talk:Adrift (Stargate Atlantis) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... not as "decompressive craniopathy" but as decompressive craniectomy, which is a ... the type of situation portrayed - "craniectomy" does not mean removal of the ...
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eMedicine - Epidural Hemorrhage : Article by Jamie S Ullman
EDH occurs in the potential space between the dura and the cranium. ... Occasionally, the bone flap (decompressive craniectomy) may not be reattached to ...
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SOFA is superior to MOD score for the determination of non-neurologic ...
Copyright © 2006 Zygun et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. ... Barbiturate therapy or decompressive craniectomy was considered for refractory ...
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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 ...
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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 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... decompressive craniectomy, sleep ...
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eMedicine - Crouzon Syndrome : Article by Harold Chen
In 1912, Crouzon described the hereditary syndrome of craniofacial dysostosis in ... remains an important cause of visual impairment before decompressive craniectomy. ...
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Severe brain injury ICU outcomes are associated with Cranial-Arterial ...
Copyright © 2006 Dunham et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. ... aggressive hyperventilation, barbiturate coma, and decompressive craniectomy. ...
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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 ...
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eMedicine - Brain, Herniation : Article by Margaret Loh-Lee
The brain is an organ of immense complexity and importance to life. ... et al. Outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury in children. ...
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Category:Neurosurgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. ... Decompressive craniectomy. Deep brain stimulation. Discectomy. Howard Dully ...
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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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Self-inflicted penetrating head injury in a patien...[Am J Forensic Med ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... by decompressive craniectomy: case ...
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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 ...
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Chiari malformation presenting as a focal motor de...[J Neurosurg ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and ... after decompressive suboccipital ...
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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 ...
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Monitoring and interpretation of intracranial pressure
Journal List > J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry > v.75(6); Jun 2004. Summary. Selected ... Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy in the management of posttraumatic ...
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Hemispherectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hemispherectomy is a surgical procedure where one cerebral hemisphere (half of ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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Intervertebral disc annuloplasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search. The term intervertebral disc annuloplasty indicates any ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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eMedicine - Brain, Venous Sinus Thrombosis : Article by Mahesh R Patel, MD
Brain, Venous Sinus Thrombosis - Cerebral venous thrombosis is an elusive diagnosis ... N, Cornali C: Emergent decompressive craniectomy in patients with fixed ...
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Bench-to-bedside review: Apoptosis/programmed cell death triggered by ...
Journal List > Crit Care > v.9(1); 2005. Abstract. Full Text. PDF (543K) ... Copyright © 2004 ... patients requiring decompressive craniectomy for the ...
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Surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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Ventriculostomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. ... Craniotomy - Decompressive craniectomy - Lobotomy - Hemispherectomy ...
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eMedicine - Penetrating Head Trauma : Article by Federico C Vinas, MD
Penetrating Head Trauma - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is ... a decompressive craniectomy should ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2888.htm
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Detrimental effects of tropisetron on permanent ischemic stroke in the rat
... Hoffmann TT, Engelhorn T, Forsting M. Combination of decompressive craniectomy ... R. Reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion without craniectomy in rats. ...
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eMedicine - Syringohydromyelia : Article by Farhood Saremi
Tubular cavitation of the spinal cord, along with associated progressive ... Decompressive surgery, including limited suboccipital craniectomy and C1 ...
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Head injury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Head injury is a trauma to the head, that may or may not include injury to the ... line alternatives include decompressive craniectomy (Jagannathan et al. found ...
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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 ...
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