The section of bone removed, known as a bone flap, can be stored in the patients abdomen and resited back to complete the skull once the acute cause of raised ICPs has resolved. Alternatively a synthetic material may be used to replace the removed bone section (see cranioplasty)

See also
Brain Trauma Foundation
Copper beaten skull
Pressure reactivity index (PRx)

References
External links
Gruen P. 2002. "Monro-Kellie Model" Neurosurgery Infonet. USC Neurosurgery. Accessed January 4, 2007. National Guideline Clearinghouse. 2005. Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Firstgov. Accessed January 4, 2007. Intracranial+Pressure at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Tabloid may refer to:

Tabloid journalism, a type of journalism
Tabloid (newspaper format),  a newspaper with compact page size
Chinese tabloid
Tabloid (paper size), a North American paper size
Sopwith Tabloid, a biplane aircraft
Tabloid (film), a 2010 documentary by Errol Morris
Tabloid (TV series), a Canadian television series

See also
The Tabloid (Matlock episode), 1994 episode of the television show Matlock
Tabloid Magazine (disambiguation)