Narrative Reviews
Decompressive Craniectomy
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General
General
- Solomou. Decompressive craniectomy in trauma: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024;epublished August 14th
- Kim. Recent Updates on Controversies in Decompressive Craniectomy and Cranioplasty: Physiological Effect, Indication, Complication, and Management. Korean J Neurotrauma 2023;19(2):128-148
- Vitali. Decompressive Craniectomy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: The Intensivist's Point of View. Diseases 2023;11(1):22
- Kwan. Decompressive Craniectomy: Long Term Outcome and Ethical Considerations. Front Neurol 2019;10:876
- Clavijo. The Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in Limited Resource Environments. Front Neurol 2019;10:112
Long Term Outcomes
Background
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury
- Patel. Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: a review of recent landmark trials. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2025;10:e001784
- Solomou. Decompressive craniectomy in trauma: What you need to know. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2024;97(4):490-496
- Shah. Timing of Decompressive Craniectomy for Ischemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review. Front Neurol 2019;10:11
Ischaemic Stroke
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Mohamed. Role, Effectiveness, and Outcome of Decompressive Craniectomy for Cerebral Venous and Dural Sinus Thrombosis (CVST): Is Surgery Really an Option? Cureus 2020;12(12):e12135
- Avanali. Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. Front Neurol 2019;10:511