Neurosurgical in A Sentence

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    Becker (EVD) Drain In the brain injured patient, post neurosurgical patient, collection of blood within the brain ventricles can occur.

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    Children with a hemorrhagic stroke may be transferred to a center with neurosurgical facilities so the proper treatment, such as decompression or hydrocephalus drainage, can be provided by skilled specialists.

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    Neurosurgical techniques in the brain such as implanting tiny electrodes directly into the cerebellum or cutting a portion of the hypothalamus have very specific uses and have had mixed results.

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    Prolonged unconsciousness and worsening symptoms require urgent neurosurgical evaluation or transfer to a trauma center.

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    The risk of late rebleeding is low, but is more common after endovascular coiling than after neurosurgical clipping.