Type of disease | Number of cases | Surgical method | Intracranial infections | Increased cerebrospinal fluid PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parenchymal hemorrhage | 54 | Craniotomy hematoma removal | 28 (52%) | 46 (85%) |
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | 24 | Craniotomy aneurysm clipping/interventional embolization | 12 (50%) | 22 (92%) |
Cerebral infarction | 22 | Decompressive craniectomy | 10 (45%) | 20 (91%) |
Trauma | 21 | Brain debridement /Subdural (epidural) hematoma removal | 9 (43%) | 16 (76%) |
Ventricular hemorrhage | 18 | Extra ventficular drainage | 10 (56%) | 17 (94%) |
Hydrocephalus | 15 | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt | 2 (13%) | 8 (47%) |
Skull loss | 10 | Cranioplasty | 1 (10) | 7 (70) |
Cerebrospinal fluid Leakage | 8 | Surgical repair of cerebrospinal fluid leakage | 1 (13%) | 3 (38%) |
Brain metastatic tumor | 4 | Craniotomy tumor resection | 1 (25%) | 4 (100%) |
Pituitary tumors | 3 | Pituitary tumor resection | 1 (33%) | 2 (67%) |
Meningiomas | 3 | Meningeal tumor resection | 1 (33%) | 3 (100%) |
Brain arteriovenous malformations | 1 | Cerebrovascular bypass surgery | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |