Craniectomy is typically performed as a life saving measure. Patients who have experienced a severe brain injury that is life threatening may have bleeding around their brain or swelling of their brain so severe that it can lead to brain compression and brain death.
Celebrating Mexican Independence. Although September 16, 1810, marked the beginning of Mexicoâs struggle for independence rather than its ultimate achievement, the anniversary of the Grito de Dolores has been a day of celebration across Mexico since the late 19th century.
Led by Hidalgo and Ignacio Allende, a former captain in the Spanish army, it won several battles along the way to Mexico City but was eventually defeated in January 1811. It wasnât until 10 years later, on Sept. 27, 1821, that Mexico finally won independence from Spain.