Craniotomy for treatment of unruptured aneurysms is not associated with long-term cognitive dysfunction

Stroke

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2195-2199

  Tuffiash, Elizabeth ^b   Tamargo, Rafael J ^b   Hillis, Argye E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral aneurysm; Craniotomy; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041416096     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000087787.38080.B8     Document Type: Article

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