Secondary (Duret) brainstem haemorrhage may not always represent a fatal event

Background. Secondary brainstem haemorrhage (eponymously called Duret haemorrhage) is a well-known complication of transtentorial brain herniation or of rapid decompression of intracranial space. It is considered to be a consequence of arterial rupture, venous infarction or ischemia-reperfusion inj...

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Main Authors: Martin Hanko, Branislav Kolarovszki, Kristián Varga, René Opšenák, Pavol Snopko, Radoslav Hanzel, Kamil Zeleňák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2019-06-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/578