Neurosurgical management of epidural abscess after traumatic brain injury: a case report
Cranioencephalic trauma is an event caused by force on the container that holds the brain content, which causes inertia to cause acceleration and deceleration injuries, producing hemorrhages and/or fractures; These can generate a series of complications such as epidural abscess which, being very clo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Colegio Médico del Perú |
| Repositorio: | Acta Médica Peruana |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:amp.cmp.org.pe:article/2679 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2679 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Absceso Epidural Fracturas Craneales Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo. Epidural Abscess Skull Fractures Brain Injuries Traumatic |
| Sumario: | Cranioencephalic trauma is an event caused by force on the container that holds the brain content, which causes inertia to cause acceleration and deceleration injuries, producing hemorrhages and/or fractures; These can generate a series of complications such as epidural abscess which, being very close to the brain, constitutes an emergency for its management and follow-up15. On this occasion we show the case of a patient with epidural abscess caused by cranioencephalic trauma and neurosurgical management. |
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