Open AccessThe impact of cranioplasty on cerebral blood flow and its correlation with clinical outcome in patients underwent decompressive craniectomy
Author(s) -
Jon Kooi Mah,
Rosman Azmin Kass
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.172593
Subject(s) - cranioplasty , medicine , decompressive craniectomy , cerebral blood flow , cerebral perfusion pressure , perfusion , anesthesia , context (archaeology) , hemodynamics , surgery , traumatic brain injury , skull , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
Decompressive craniectomy is commonly use as the treatment for medically refractory intracranial hypertension. Unexpected improvement in patient's neurological status has been observed among patients that underwent cranioplasty. Restoration of cerebral blood flow (CBF) hemodynamics is one of the contributing factors. This study was conducted to determine the impact of cranioplasty on CBF and its correlation with clinical outcome.