ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2017
Effects of Early Cranioplasty on the Restoration of Cognitive and Functional Impairments.
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- Timing of cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy and neurological recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Early Versus Delayed Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Complications of cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2021Pooled it
- Timing for cranioplasty to improve neurological outcome: A systematic review.Brain and behavior · 2018Pooled it
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- Towards a core outcome set for cranioplasty following traumatic brain injury and stroke 'A systematic review of reported outcomes'.Brain & spine · 2023Article
- Impact of Cranioplasty on Rehabilitation Course of Patients with Traumatic or Hemorrhagic Brain Injury.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Cranioplasty: A Multidisciplinary Approach.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Effects of Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy on Neurological Function and Cerebral Hemodynamics in Traumatic Versus Nontraumatic Brain Injury.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2021Article
- A Comparative Study of the Effects of Early Versus Late Cranioplasty on Cognitive Function.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2021Article
- Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury : Consensus statement.Acta neurochirurgica · 2019Review
- Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome or Syndrome of the Trephined: A Report of Two Cases.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Strokectomy and Extensive Cisternal CSF Drain for Acute Management of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: Technical Note and Case Series.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo delineate the effect of early cranioplasty on the recovery of cognitive and functional impairments in patients who received decompressive craniectomy after traumatic brain injury or spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage.
methodsTwenty-four patients who had received cranioplasty were selected and divided according to the period from decompressive craniectomy to cranioplasty into early (≤90 days) and late (>90 days) groups. The Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), Korean version of the Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) were evaluated at admission just after decompressive craniectomy and during the follow-up period after cranioplasty.
resultsTwelve patients were included in the early group, and another 13 patients were included in the late group. The age, gender, type of lesion, and initial K-MMSE, K-MBI, and FIM did not significantly differ between two groups. However, the total gain scores of the K-MMSE and FIM in the early group (4.50±7.49 and 9.42±15.96, respectively) increased more than those in the late group (-1.08±3.65 and -0.17±17.86, respectively), and some of K-MMSE subscores (orientation and language) and FIM subcategories (self-care and transfer-locomotion) in the early group increased significantly when compared to those in the late group without any serious complications. We also found that the time to perform a cranioplasty was weakly, negatively correlated with the K-MMSE gain score (r=-0.560).
conclusionEarly cranioplasty might be helpful in restoring cognitive and functional impairments, especially orientation, language ability, self-care ability, and mobility in patients with traumatic brain injury or spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage.
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