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Computed tomography scan of the axial brain showing sinking at the craniectomy site with extensive midline shift and the proximal tube of the ventricular peritoneal shunt.
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A computed tomography (CT) brain scan revealed marked concavity of the brain at the craniectomy site associated with midline shift to the left (Figure 1).
Computed tomography scan showing reversal of the sunken brain contour and the midline shift after an autologous cranioplasty repair of the skull defect.
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Four days after his cranioplasty, follow-up CT images showed reversal of the midline shift with no significant complications in the underlying brain (Figure 2).