Effect of Decompressive Craniectomy on Perihematomal Edema in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Perihematomal edema contributes to secondary brain injury in the course of intracerebral hemorrhage. The effect of decompressive surgery on perihematomal edema after intracerebral hemorrhage is unknown. This study analyzed the course of PHE in patients who were or were not treated with decompressive...

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Main Authors: Christian Fung, Michael Murek, Pascal P Klinger-Gratz, Michael Fiechter, Werner J Z'Graggen, Oliver P Gautschi, Marwan El-Koussy, Jan Gralla, Karl Schaller, Martin Zbinden, Marcel Arnold, Urs Fischer, Heinrich P Mattle, Andreas Raabe, Jürgen Beck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4752325?pdf=render