Hemicraniectomy for massive cerebral infarction

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 7-11

  Chen, Clark ^a   Carter, Bob S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemicraniectomy; Herniation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; OSMOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURAPLASTY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMICRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LOBECTOMY; MALIGNANT CEREBRAL INFARCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HERNIA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 2542437132     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/YEQC-N4C2-HYNM-GBB5     Document Type: Review

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