Complication of a large cranial defect. Case report

A patient with acute subdural hematoma was successfully treated with hemicraniectomy. He developed contralateral weakness 4 months after surgery which was reversed by cranioplasty. The presumptive mechanism is a gradient between atmospheric and intracranial pressure. Early cranioplasty is suggested...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 44; no. 4; p. 506
Main Authors Tabaddor, K, LaMorgese, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1976
Subjects
Adult
Craniotomy - adverse effects
Hemiplegia - etiology
Hemiplegia - surgery
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications
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Summary:A patient with acute subdural hematoma was successfully treated with hemicraniectomy. He developed contralateral weakness 4 months after surgery which was reversed by cranioplasty. The presumptive mechanism is a gradient between atmospheric and intracranial pressure. Early cranioplasty is suggested to prevent this phenomenon.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1976.44.4.0506