title: Neurological improvement after cranioplasty. Analysis by dynamic CT scan.
abstract: The authors studied the changes in neurological signs and cerebral circulation by using dynamic CT scans before and after cranioplasty in six externally decompressed patients. Five of the 6 patients showed some improvements in neurological signs. The results of the dynamic CT scans in 6 cases suggested that increases of bilateral cerebral blood flow may play a role in their neurological improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwabuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed