Novel risk factors and management of brain sag after brain tumor surgery

Novel risk factors and management of brain sag after brain tumor surgery

Objective: Lumbar drains (LD) have been identified to cause brain sag (BS), which is a serious intracranial hypotension that causes coma; however, other contributing risk factors should also be considered. Therefore, this study aims to identify the BS risk factors and determine the proper treatment...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Motegi, Shigeru Yamaguchi, Michinari Okamoto, Yukitomo Ishi, Shogo Endo, Sadahiro Kaneko, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shunsuke Terasaka, Kiyohiro Houkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Intracranial hypotension
Brain tumor
Cerebrospinal fluid
Lumber drain
Skull base
Risk factor
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920305120

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