Decompressive Craniectomy
"Decompressive Craniectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excision of part of the skull. This procedure is used to treat elevated intracranial pressure that is unresponsive to conventional treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D056424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.188.200 E04.525.190.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompressive Craniectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Malignant cerebral infarction associated with COVID-19 in a child. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 02; 38(2):441-445.
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Pathogeny of cerebral venous thrombosis in SARS-Cov-2 infection: Case reports. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Mar 12; 100(10):e24708.
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The Risk of Spread of Infection During Craniotomy/Craniostomy on Patients with Active Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection: Myth or Fact? World Neurosurg. 2021 03; 147:e272-e274.
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COVID-19 Impact on Neurosurgical Practice: Lockdown Attitude and Experience of a European Academic Center. World Neurosurg. 2020 12; 144:e380-e388.
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Common Carotid Artery Occlusion in a Young Patient: Can Large-Vessel Stroke Be the Initial Clinical Manifestation of Coronavirus Disease 2019? World Neurosurg. 2020 12; 144:140-142.
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A case of malignant cerebral infarction associated with COVID-19 infection. Br J Neurosurg. 2021 Apr; 35(2):191-194.
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COVID-19 and Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2020 09; 51(9):e215-e218.
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Comparative effectiveness of surgery in traumatic acute subdural and intracerebral haematoma: study protocol for a prospective observational study within CENTER-TBI and Net-QuRe. BMJ Open. 2019 10 16; 9(10):e033513.
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Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2019 Consensus and Guidelines-Based Algorithm for First and Second Tier Therapies. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 03; 20(3):269-279.
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Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 03; 20(3):280-289.