title: Delayed unilateral traumatic brain swelling in a child.
abstract: Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of morbidity and death in the pediatric population. In this study, we report a delayed unilateral traumatic brain swelling in a child with initial favorable evolution and sudden neurological deterioration after 4 days; highlighting clinical, physiopathological and radiological aspects of delayed unilateral brain swelling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital Das Clinicas, The University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wellingson S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital Das Clinicas, The University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beer-Furlan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Casa De Misericórdia De Passos Hospital, Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital Das Clinicas, The University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manoel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Teixeira
keywords: Brain swelling; decompressive craniectomy; traumatic brain injury