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craniectomy

Surgery to remove a portion of the cranium.
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Bone structure of craniumBrainCraniotomyHead and neck structure

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Craniotomy and craniectomyExcision

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Beta-blockers in isolated blunt head injury.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Various surgical treatments of chronic subdural hematoma and outcome in 172 patients: is membranectomy necessary?
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Suboptimum hemicraniectomy as a cause of additional cerebral lesions in patients with malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery.
OBJECT The goal of this study was to determine the frequency of hemicraniectomy-associated lesions and their potential effect on… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Early hemicraniectomy in patients with complete middle cerebral artery infarction.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Malignant, space-occupying supratentorial ischemic stroke is characterized by a mortality rate of up to 80… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Interstitial chemotherapy of the 9L gliosarcoma: controlled release polymers for drug delivery in the brain.
The administration of drugs directly into the central nervous system using polymers as drug carriers may improve the treatment of… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Positional and positioning vertigo and nystagmus
Review
1988
Review
1988
Outcome Following Posterior Fossa Craniectomy in Patients in the Sitting or Horizontal Positions
Controversy continues to surround the use of the sitting position for neurosurgical procedures. This retrospective review of 579… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Magnetic localization of a dipolar current source implanted in a sphere and a human cranium.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Microsurgical anatomy of the veins of the posterior fossa.
The microsurgical anatomy of the veins of the posterior fossa was defined in 25 cadavers. These veins are divided into four… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Transorbital Approach for Occluding the Middle Cerebral Artery Without Craniectomy
An experimental model of cerebral ischemia and infarction can be produced by occluding a middle cerebral artery in animals. Most… 
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