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Is decompressive craniectomy detrimental to the treatment and outcome of severe traumatic brain injury?

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  1. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Hosam Al-Jehani, Roy Dudley & Judith Marcoux

  2. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Judith Marcoux

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahad University Hospital, Dammam University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

    Hosam Al-Jehani

  4. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, c/o Luisa Birri 3801 University Street Montreal, Room 109, H3A 2B4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Hosam Al-Jehani

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Al-Jehani, H., Dudley, R. & Marcoux, J. Is decompressive craniectomy detrimental to the treatment and outcome of severe traumatic brain injury?. Acta Neurochir 154, 2099–2101 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1448-4

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