Cranioplasty for suboccipital craniectomy
Methylmethacrylate cranioplasty as part of the closure following suboccipital craniectomy for vestibular schwannoma reduced the incidence of post-op headache from 17% to 4% 1).
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Harner SG, Beatty CW, Ebersold MJ. Impact of cranioplasty on headache after acoustic neuroma removal. Neurosurgery. 1995; 36:1097–9; discussion 1099-100