Hemicraniectomy in elderly patients with space occupying media infarction: Improved survival but poor functional outcome

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 226-228

  Holtkamp, M ^a   Buchheim, K ^a   Unterberg, A ^b   Hoffmann, O ^a   Schielke, E ^a   Weber, J R ^a   Masuhr, F ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Elderly patients; Hemicraniectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035146246     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.2.226     Document Type: Article

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