APOE ε4 positive patients suffering severe traumatic head injury are more prone to undergo decompressive hemicraniectomy

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<p class="first" id="d2988734e67">In this paper we tested the hypothesis if patients with severe traumatic brain injury and presence of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele are more prone to undergo the surgical procedure decompressive hemicraniectomy (DC) in order to bring the intracranial pressure (ICP) under control. </p>

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Title: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Abbreviated Title: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Print): 09675868

Publication date Created: August 2017

Publication date (Print): August 2017

Volume: 42

Pages: 139-142

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.03.024

PubMed ID: 28372905

SO-VID: 80ed51f4-cbd5-4f86-a92f-b2e159371cfa

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