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It is vital to maintain the sodium and free-water balance to prevent increased intracranial pressure and brain herniation (Bohn et al.
Desmopressin (dDAVP) incident signals the need for enhanced ... by Campigotto, Mary Jane; Koczmara, Christine; Greenall, Julie; Hyland, Sylvia / Dynamics
The routine use of mannitol is not recommended, but in the setting of sudden increase in ICP or threatened brain herniation it can be life saving.
Traumatic brain injury is a common presentation in theatre by Reed, Anthony; Davies, Gareth / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
According to Mosnier et al, in only 1 of 14 patients with prior mastoid surgery and brain herniation through a tegmen defect was this fistula iatrogenic.
Cerebral complications of ear disease by Gordon, A. G.; Bhat K., Vikram / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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