The Relationship Between the Size and Location of Cranial Defect and Neurological Symptoms
- VernacularTitle:颅骨缺损的部位和大小与神经症状的关系
- Author:
Huilin ZHUANG
;
Xianhua LIU
;
Peng SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cranial defect;
Cranioplasty;
Neurological symptom
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2000;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To probe the effects of the size and location of cranial defect on the neurological symptoms of patients with skull bone defect.Methods The patients were classified into the following groups according to the influence to symptoms by changes in body position and changes of symptoms before and after craniectomy: True syndrome of the trephined(ST,Ⅰ), partial ST patients(Ⅱ), other patients or symptom-free patients (Ⅲ).Results The group I consisted of 33 cases, their defects were located in the parieto-occipital region in 23 cases, frontoparietal in 10 cases. All these patients had flaccid skin flaps that became concave while in the upright position. The group Ⅱ was composed of seven cases, their defects were located in frontoparietal and parieto-occipital region in three respectively. All these patients had flaccied skinflap in defects pars.Group Ⅲ included twelve patients, flat and rigid skin flaps were usually demonstrated , predominantly in the tempora and parietal regions.Conclusions The size and location of the cranial could play an important role in the development of the neurological symptoms.
