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Internal cranial expansion procedure for the treatment of symptomatic intracranial hypertension.| Authors: | Todd C Hankinson, J Mocco, Brent Kimball, Richard C E Anderson, Neil A Feldstein | | Language: | ENG. | | Date: | 7-5-2008 | | Journal: | Journal of Neurosurgery
(0022-3085)
| | Release: | J Neurosurg. 2007 Nov;107(5):402-405 | |
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check markThe authors describe the internal cranial expansion (ICE) procedure, a surgical technique that was used to treat two chronically shunt-treated children who presented with medically and surgically refractory intracranial hypertension despite the presence of functioning cerebrospinal fluid shunt systems. The ICE procedure was used as a means to increase intracranial volume without sacrificing calvarial rigidity. Intracranial volume was increased by 5% in one case and 10% in the other. Both patients have returned to their neurological and functional baselines, and they are free of symptoms related to intracranial hypertension.
| | Copyright: | Journal of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York. | | Full text: | | | |
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