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ArticleBrain sciences2024

The Effect of Ultra-Late Cranioplasty in a Patient with Long-Term Disorders of Consciousness.

Marianna Contrada, Federica Scarfone, Maria Girolama Raso, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Antonio Cerasa, Maria Elena Pugliese

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Article in Brain sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Marianna ContradaSant'Anna Institute, Via Siris 11, 88900 Crotone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9825-1347
Federica ScarfoneSant'Anna Institute, Via Siris 11, 88900 Crotone, Italy.
Maria Girolama RasoSant'Anna Institute, Via Siris 11, 88900 Crotone, Italy.
Lucia Francesca LuccaSant'Anna Institute, Via Siris 11, 88900 Crotone, Italy.
Antonio CerasaSant'Anna Institute, Via Siris 11, 88900 Crotone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8022-4770
Maria Elena PuglieseSant'Anna Institute, Via Siris 11, 88900 Crotone, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesCranioplasty (CP) is the main surgical procedure aiming to repair a morphological defect in the skull. It has been shown that early CP is useful for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to achieve functional recovery, whereas few studies have investigated the clinical effects of ultra-late CP on TBI outcomes.

methodsHere, we describe the clinical course over 2 years of a TBI patient who underwent CP 19 months after fronto-parietal decompressive craniectomy (DC) of a limited size.

resultsWe found that after ultra-late CP, a meaningful functional recovery (cognitive and motor), with emergence from a minimally conscious state and recovery of functional communication, was revealed.

conclusionsOur preliminary findings contribute to the actual debate on the timing of CP for this neurosurgical procedure's therapeutic success, as early CP has already been shown.

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disorder of consciousness (DoC)functional recovery in long termminimally conscious state (MCS)traumatic brain injury (TBI)ultra-late cranioplasty (CP)vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (VS/UWS)

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PMCPMC11505748

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