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Improved brain protection at decompressive craniectomy – a new method using Palacos⌖ R-40 (methylmethacrylate)

Overview of attention for article published in Acta Neurochirurgica, January 2005
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Title
Improved brain protection at decompressive craniectomy – a new method using Palacos⌖ R-40 (methylmethacrylate)
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica, January 2005
DOI 10.1007/s00701-004-0480-4
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Authors

S. Boström, L. Bobinski, P. Zsigmond, A. Theodorsson

Abstract

A new method is described for protecting the brain after decompressive craniectomy in which a temporary methylmethacrylate flap is formed, somewhat larger than the original bone flap, thus gaining "extra" volume for the oedematous brain in which to expand. The present procedure was developed as a part of ordinary clinical practice particularly in response to demands from the NICU staff and our colleagues at other clinics who were responsible for the care of the patient in the post NICU period. They made us keenly aware that these patients frequently lack optimal co-ordination and balance and therefore run an increased risk of trauma to the unprotected brain when falling. This prompted us to develop a method for brain protection after decompressive craniectomy aiding in the care and rehabilitation until the final installation of the patient's own bone flap can be performed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 20 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 3 15%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 10%
Researcher 2 10%
Other 1 5%
Other 4 20%
Unknown 6 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 45%
Sports and Recreations 2 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 5%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 6 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 September 2021.
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#7,453,827
of 22,787,797 outputs
Outputs from Acta Neurochirurgica
#583
of 1,910 outputs
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#36,577
of 141,453 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Acta Neurochirurgica
#2
of 4 outputs
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