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Brain surgery

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Before and after hematoma repair
Before and after hematoma repair
Craniotomy - series
Craniotomy - series
Alternative Names

Craniotomy; Surgery - brain; Neurosurgery


Risks

Risks for any anesthesia are:

  • reactions to medications
  • problems breathing
  • bleeding
  • infection
  • injury to brain tissue
  • injury to blood vessels
  • nerve or muscle paralysis or weakness
  • loss of mental functions (memory, speech, understanding)

Review Date: 06/10/2005
Reviewed By: Joseph P. Hart, MD, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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