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No. 2 (2020), CLINICAL REPORT
No. 2 (2020)
CLINICAL REPORT

Acute brain edema after two-sided uncomplicated cranioplasty. Clinical report and literature review

Published 02.06.2020
Andrey Yu. Lubnin
N.N. Burdenro National Medical Research Center, Moscow, Russia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-5877
A.A. Potapov
N.N. Burdenro National Medical Research Center, Moscow, Russia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8343-3511
I.V. Nikitenkova
N.N. Burdenro National Medical Research Center, Moscow, Russia
I.A. Savin
N.N. Burdenro National Medical Research Center, Moscow, Russia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2594-5441
K.A. Popugaev
N.N. Burdenro National Medical Research Center, Moscow, Russia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1945-323X
A.V. Oshorov
N.N. Burdenro National Medical Research Center, Moscow, Russia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-252X
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cranioplasty
complications
brain edema

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Lubnin A.Y., Potapov A.A., Nikitenkova I.V., Savin I.A., Popugaev K.A., Oshorov A.V. Acute brain edema after two-sided uncomplicated cranioplasty. Clinical report and literature review. Annals of Critical Care. 2020;(2):137-145. doi:10.21320/1818-474X-2020-2-137-145
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We presented case report of patient with acutely developed brain edema after uncomplicated two-sided cranioplasty and manifested by signs of midbrain herniation. In discussion and review, we analyzed possible mechanism of such complication and possible role of subgaleal drainages.
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