Quality of life after decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction [1]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1181-1182

  Vahedi, Katayoun ^a   Benoist, L ^a   Kurtz, A ^a   Mateo, J ^a   Blanquet, A ^a   Rossignol, M ^a   Amarenco, P ^b   Yelnik, A ^a   Vicaut, E ^a   Payen, D ^a   Bousser, M G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARTHEL INDEX; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIECTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 23144462972     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.058537     Document Type: Letter

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