For patients with refractory traumatic intracranial hypertension, the impact of decompressive craniectomy on clinical outcomes is still a matter of debate. Some consider this surgery a way to prevent ...

A craniectomy is a type of brain surgery in which doctors remove a section of a person's skull. Doctors do this surgery to ease pressure on the brain caused by swelling or bleeding. You might hear ...

Craniectomy – a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to relieve brain swelling – significantly reduces the risk of death following traumatic brain injury, an international study ...

LOS ANGELES ― A common dilemma in neurosurgery is whether to immediately replace the bone flap in the skull after surgical treatment of an acute subdural hematoma. In a new study, outcomes were nearly ...

Patients with a variety of intracranial disorders — including traumatic brain injury, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and brain tumors — often present with a progressive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with posttraumatic refractory intracranial hypertension treated with decompressive craniectomy showed ...

Hayley Erbert has been on her recovery journey ever since undergoing brain surgery. She shared her experience on the Oct. 15 episode of “Dancing With the Stars,” where husband Derek Hough recalled his ...