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Neurological recovery after cranioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8008174     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A patient who sustained a gunshot wound to the head was successfully treated with acute neurosurgical intervention. Six months after the injury, cranioplasty was used to repair a large skull defect. After cranioplasty, the patient developed significant improvement in motor function in his left upper extremity, which had been plegic after his injury. Although the mechanism of neurological recovery after cranioplasty is controversial, the occurrence of such improvement may be a sufficient indication for cranioplasty in certain patients.
Authors:
D H Segal; J S Oppenheim; J A Murovic
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurosurgery     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0148-396X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosurgery     Publication Date:  1994 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-07-20     Completed Date:  1994-07-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802914     Medline TA:  Neurosurgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  729-31; discussion 731     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain Injuries / surgery*
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
Frontal Bone / injuries*,  surgery
Frontal Lobe / injuries,  surgery
Hemiplegia / surgery
Humans
Male
Methylmethacrylates*
Neurologic Examination*
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Prostheses and Implants*
Psychosurgery
Reoperation
Temporal Lobe / injuries,  surgery
Titanium*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Methylmethacrylates; 7440-32-6/Titanium

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