September 1, 2007Neurosurgery227 citations
View Full PaperPostoperative Hydrocephalus in Patients Undergoing Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke
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Abstract
Communicating hydrocephalus is an almost universal finding in patients after hemicraniectomy. Delayed time to cranioplasty is linked with the development of persistent hydrocephalus, necessitating permanent CSF diversion in some patients. We propose that early cranioplasty, when possible, may restore normal intracranial pressure dynamics and prevent the need for permanent CSF diversion in patients after hemicraniectomy.