Cranioplasty and the syndrome of the trephined.
Cranioplasty has been practised since prehistoric times. Some of the indications for cranioplasty remain controversial as does the existence of the 'syndrome of the trephined'. This report describes a patient in whom neurological improvement occurred repetitively following cranioplasty and in whom deterioration recurred following removal of the cranioplasty plate.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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