Decompressive laparotomy for treatment of refractory intracranial hypertension, thinking out of the box

Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2013 Oct;18(4):382-4.

Authors

Hosam M Al-Jehani¹, Jeffery A Hall, Mohammad Maleki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 24141464

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Brain Injuries / complications
Brain Injuries / surgery
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension / physiopathology
Intracranial Hypertension / surgery*
Laparotomy / methods*
Male
Young Adult