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Traumatic brain injury in portugal: trends in hospital admissions from 2000 to ...
Dias, C; Rocha, J; Pereira, E; Cerejo, AIntroduction: Traumatic brain injury has a considerable socio-economic impact, being a major cause of morbi-mortality, often with permanent disability. We sought to characterize health resource utilization of adult traumatic brain injury patients in Portugal between 2000 and 2010. Material and Methods: Retrospective study of medical records of adult patients with ICD9 diagnostic code of traumatic brain injury i...
Craniopharyngiomas. Clinicopathological aspects in different age groups.
Barbosa, A P; Varela, A; Carvalho, D; Cerejo, A; Pereira, J; Castro, L; Vinha, E; Monteiro, M; Cruz, J; Vaz, R; Medina, J LCraniopharyngiomas are rare brain tumors of the hypothalamo-pituitary region, developing from embryonic remnants of Rathke's pouch and sac. Their overall incidence is 0.13 per 100,000 person years. Most frequently, they are suprasellar, start growing in childhood and originate neurological and hormonal symptoms. We retrospectively studied patients treated in our institution for craniopharyngioma in the last 10 ...
Reconstruction of the anterior cranial base with a frontal muscle flap in cereb...
Costa, H; Cunha, C; Conde, A; Cerejo, A; Baptista, A; Vaz, R; Gonçalves, MCraniofacial infection is a major problem for the plastic and neurosurgical team. Previous successful experiences with free muscle and omentum flaps and the galea frontalis myofascial flap have been reported, avoiding disastrous complications after frontofacial advancements and the resection of skull base tumors. The authors report the clinical use of the galea frontalis myofascial flap in the treatment of ante...