For patients with refractory traumatic intracranial hypertension, the impact of decompressive craniectomy on clinical outcomes is still a matter of debate. Some consider this surgery a way to prevent ...

Background: For cases of severe traumatic brain injury, during primary operation, neurosurgeons usually face a dilemma of whether or not to remove the bone flap after mass lesion evacuation.

A controversial procedure that involves removing a portion of a patient's skull can save lives when people have severe brain injuries, a new study finds. The surgery, called a decompressive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with posttraumatic refractory intracranial hypertension treated with decompressive craniectomy showed ...

Hayley Erbert Hough, the professional dancer and wife of Derek Hough, had to undergo emergency surgery Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., after performing in her husband's live stage show, "The ...

Dancing With the Stars pro Derek Hough's wife Hayley has undergone surgery to replace a piece of her skull removed during an emergency craniectomy. It came several weeks earlier than anticipated, and ...