title: Reperfusion injury after autologous cranioplasty in a patient with sinking skin flap syndrome.
abstract: The sinking skin flap syndrome is a rare complication after a large craniectomy. It consists of a sunken skin above the bone defect with neurological symptoms such as severe headache, mental changes, focal deficits, or seizures. In patient with sinking skin flap syndrome, cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolism are decreased by sinking skin flap syndrome, and it may cause the deterioration of autoregulation of brain. We report a case of a patient with sinking skin flap syndrome who suffered from reperfusion injury after cranioplasty with review of pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Sae Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Jin Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Jae Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Choong Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim