Gradual and controlled decompression for brain swelling due to severe head injury.

Patients suffering from uncontrollable intracranial hypertension due to posttraumatic brain swelling (BS) generally either die or survive in an extremely disabled state. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) with dural augmentation may be the best method to assist these patients. However, the efficacy of DC on functional outcomes remains controversial.

[Observation of clinical efficacy of acupuncture for cerebral vasospasm after embolization of ruptured aneurysms].

Objective: To observe the improvement of acupuncture in cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after embolization of ruptured aneurysms.

Methods: Sixty cases were randomly divided into two groups, an acupuncture-medication group and a conventional treatment group, 30 cases in each one. The cases of CVS in conventional treatment group were treated with Nimodipine.