For patients with refractory traumatic intracranial hypertension, the impact of decompressive craniectomy on clinical outcomes is still a matter of debate. Some consider this surgery a way to prevent ...

Background: For cases of severe traumatic brain injury, during primary operation, neurosurgeons usually face a dilemma of whether or not to remove the bone flap after mass lesion evacuation.

A controversial procedure that involves removing a portion of a patient's skull can save lives when people have severe brain injuries, a new study finds. The surgery, called a decompressive ...

Traumatic acute subdural hematomas frequently warrant surgical evacuation by means of a craniotomy (bone flap replaced) or decompressive craniectomy (bone flap not replaced). Craniectomy may prevent ...

During her emergency craniectomy, Hayley Hough had 40 percent of her skull removed to relieve the pressure caused by a brain bleed ...

Hayley Erbert, the dancer and wife of Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) judge Derek Hough, recently felt a few disturbing symptoms while she was on a tour with her husband, and had to undergo an emergency ...

Hayley Erbert Hough, the professional dancer and wife of Derek Hough, had to undergo emergency surgery Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., after performing in her husband's live stage show, "The ...

After an emergency craniectomy, the "Dancing with the Stars" dancer now needs surgery to replace a portion of her cranium. Hayley Erbert isn't out of the woods yet. Derek Hough updated his followers ...