title: Decompressive craniectomy arrests pulsatile aqueductal CSF flux: An in vivo demonstration using phase-contrast MRI. Case report.
abstract: We give a case study demonstration, using aqueductal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) stroke volume quantification with phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging, of a large opening in the rigid cranium by a decompressive craniectomy and its subsequent closure by bone flap repositioning resulted in the arrest and subsequent restoration of aqueductal CSF flow.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Unit, "Alessandro Manzoni" Hospital , Lecco , Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scollato
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bahl
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: CSF circulation; CSF dynamics; brain swelling; decompressive craniectomy; hydrocephalus; magnetic resonance imaging