Dysfunction of the temporalis muscle after pterional craniotomy for intracranial aneurysms: comparative, prospective and randomized study of one flap versus two flaps dieresis Disfunção do músculo temporal após craniotomia pterional para tratamento de aneurismas intracranianos: estudo comparativo, prospectivo e aleatório da diérese em camada única versus camada dupla

Patients with intracranial aneurysm(s) of the carotid artery territory, treated with pterional craniotomy, were prospectively and randomly addressed to one layer flap (n=36) or myocutaneous (MC) versus two layers' dieresis (n=32) or interfascial (IF). The study protocol included the patient...

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Published in:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Main Authors:	FRANCISCO CARLOS DE ANDRADE JR., FRANCISCO CARLOS DE ANDRADE, CELSO MACHADO DE ARAUJO FILHO, JOSÉ CARCAGNOLO FILHO
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações 1998-06-01
Subjects:	aneurismas intracranianos articulação temporomandibular atrofia músculo temporal complicações pós-operatórias craniotomia pterional músculo temporal técnica cirúrgica atrophy temporalis muscle intracranial aneurysm postoperative complications pterional craniotomy surgical technique temporalis muscle temporomandibularis joint
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1998000200006