Decompressive Craniectomy for Viral Encephalitis: Two Case Reports

Decompressive Craniectomy for Viral Encephalitis: Two Case Reports

A decompressive craniectomy is a therapeutic modality not commonly used in cases of refractory intracranial hypertension due to viral encephalitis. In this article the authors present two cases of patients with viral encephalitis that have undergone decompressive craniectomy to control intracranial...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Lourenço Caramanti, Eduardo Cintra Abib, Dionei Freitas de Moraes, Eduardo Carlos da Silva, Carlos Eduardo D'Aglio Rocha, Fabiano Morais Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-02-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
viral encephalitis
decompressive craniectomy
intracranial hypertension
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572505

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572505

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