Unrepaired decompressive craniectomy worsens motor performance in a rat traumatic brain injury model

Abstract Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is often required to manage rising intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Syndrome of the trephine (SoT) is a reversible neurologic condition that often occurs following DC as a result of the unrepaired skull. The purpose of the present stud...

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Main Authors: Brian T. Andrews, Scott Barbay, Jakob Townsend, Michael Detamore, Janna Harris, Chad Tuchek, Randolph J. Nudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79155-8