302K views · 26K reactions | A craniectomy is a surgery that a neurosurgeon performs for severe brain swelling. The skull can be placed in the abdomen or the freezer for replacement later on. Sometimes synthetic skulls are made as well. #neurosurgery #neurosurgeon #craniectomy | Dr. Betsy Grunch - Ladyspinedoc | Facebook

Intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury can be lowered with medical treatment or with decompressive craniectomy, but whether craniectomy helps patients with persistently elevated pressure despite medical treatment is unclear. New research findings are summarized in this short video. View more two-minute article summaries: http://nej.md/1WoeHdF | The New England Journal of Medicine