%0 Journal Article
%T Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome or Syndrome of the Trephined: A Report of Two Cases
%A Bo Young Hong
%A Dong Hoon Lee
%A Hae-Yeon Park
%A Joon-Sung Kim
%A Sehee Kim
%A Seong Hoon Lim
%A Young Il Kim
%J Archive of "Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.5535/arm.2019.43.1.111
%X Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is commonly performed in patients with intracranial hypertension or brain edema due to traumatic brain injury. Infrequently, neurologic deteriorations accompanied by sunken scalp may occur after DC. We report two patients with traumatic subdural hemorrhage who had neurologic deteriorations accompanied by sunken scalp after DC. Neurologic function improved dramatically in both patients after cranioplasty. Monitoring for neurologic deterioration after craniectomy is advised. For patients showing neurologic deficit with a sunken scalp, early cranioplasty should be considered
%K Traumatic brain injuries
%K Decompressive craniectomy
%K Neurologic manifestations
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409664/