The role of surgery for acute ischemic hemispheric swelling. Report of two cases;Ischemia cerebrale massiva: Vi e un ruolo per il trattamento chirurgico? Discussione di due casi operati

Rivista di Neurobiologia

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 589-594

  Cristofori, L ^a,c   Musumeci, A ^a   Turazzini, M ^b   Gambin, R ^a   Vivenza, C ^a   Selvestri, M ^b   Turazzi, S ^a   Bricolo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Legnago   (Italy)

^c MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain infarction; Surgical management; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; OSMOTIC DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM INFARCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032458574     PISSN: 00356336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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