Publications by authors named "Niraj K Choudhary"
Brainstem hemorrhage can occur as a primary or secondary event in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Duret hemorrhage is a type of brainstem hemorrhage caused by a secondary increase in intracranial pressure and transtentorial herniation. Duret hemorrhage following TBI has been considered an irreversible and terminal event.
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- Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB), linked to the hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, can occur from one week to six months after birth, particularly in areas lacking vitamin K prophylaxis for newborns.
- A case report describes a three-month-old exclusively breastfed infant who suffered from repeated vomiting and was diagnosed with acute-on-chronic subdural hemorrhage.
- Timely diagnosis and surgical intervention were crucial for the child's recovery and positive outcome.
Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases that has a varied presentation and can affect most of the organs of the body. Differentiating disseminated tuberculosis with minimal symptoms from malignancy is difficult and makes the diagnosis challenging. No single test can be earmarked to diagnose tuberculosis and multiple investigations are mostly required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDecompressive Craniectomy in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury: An Industrial Hospital Study.
Asian J Neurosurg
January 2018
Context: High intracranial pressure is the most frequent cause of mortality and disability after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) which is treated by first-line therapeutic measures. When these measures fail, second-line therapies are started. Among second-line therapies, decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been used.
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