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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2023; 18(01): 213-215
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1763530
Case Report

Dominant Fronto-temporal Lobectomy for Refractory Intracranial Hypertension following an Acute Arterial Ischemic Stroke in a Child

Nameet Jerath
1   Department of Pediatrics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, Delhi, India
,
Aditendraditya Singh Bhati
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, Delhi, India
,
Sudheer Kumar Tyagi
2   Department of Neurosurgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, Delhi, India
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Abstract

Fronto-temporal lobectomy for refractory intracranial hypertension following an acute arterial ischemic stroke in a child is rarely performed following failed conventional measures including decompressive craniectomy. We present a case of a 10-year-old child who presented with acute ischemic stroke with intractable cerebral edema and failed conventional measures including decompressive craniectomy and had significant neurological recovery following frontotemporal lobectomy.

Keywords

frontotemporal lobectomy - stroke in a child - decompressive craniectomy - acute ischemic stroke - refractory intracranial hypertension.


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Article published online:
31 March 2023

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