Sinking skin flap syndrome in a patient with giant thrombosed posterior cerebral artery aneurysm

Sinking skin flap syndrome in a patient with giant thrombosed posterior cerebral artery aneurysm

Sinking skin flap syndrome is a rare complication following decompressive craniectomy. The pathogenesis is based on disturbed cerebral autoregulation and as a consequence dicreased CBF and cerebral metabolism. This results in neurologic disturbances, i. e. mental changes and focal deficits. The aut...

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Main Authors: Ona Lapteva, Ugnius Ksanas, Jelena Scerbak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
sinking skin flap
motor trephine syndrome
syndrome of the trephined
decompressive craniectomy
cranioplasty
Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/991
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Summary:Sinking skin flap syndrome is a rare complication following decompressive craniectomy. The pathogenesis is based on disturbed cerebral autoregulation and as a consequence dicreased CBF and cerebral metabolism. This results in neurologic disturbances, i. e. mental changes and focal deficits. The authors present the patient who developed the motor trephine syndrome after decompressive craniectomy following complicated giant posterior cerebral artery aneurysm clipping.
ISSN:1220-8841
2344-4959

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