Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujaya Chattopadhyay, M.D.[2]
Overview
Surgery
Decompressive hemi-craniectomy can be life-saving in patients with massive life-threatening cerebral edema, refractory to conventional therapies[1][2].
References
- ↑ von Stuckrad-Barre S, Klippel E, Foerch C, Lang JM, du Mesnil de Rochemont R, Sitzer M (2003). "Hemicraniectomy as a successful treatment of mass effect in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis". Neurology. 61 (3): 420–1. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000073540.35919.ae. PMID 12913218.
- ↑ Refai D, Lee MC, Goldenberg FD, Frank JI (2005). "Decompressive hemicraniectomy for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: case report". Neurosurgery. 56 (4): E872, discussion E871. doi:10.1227/01.neu.0000156201.46473.a8. PMID 15792531.