Life-saving decompressive craniectomy for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a child: a case report

Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Jul;28(7):1121-4. doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1733-9. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

Authors

Emilie Granget¹, Mathieu Milh, Gregoire Pech-Gourg, Olivier Paut, Nadine Girard, Gabriel Lena, Didier Scavarda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, CHU Timone Enfants, Marseille, France.

PMID: 22399246
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1733-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Edema / etiology
Brain Edema / surgery
Decompressive Craniectomy / methods*
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / complications
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / diagnosis
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / surgery*
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging