Decompressive craniectomy as a therapeutic option in the treatment of hemispheric stroke

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 296-304

  Fraser, Justin F ^a   Hartl, Roger ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETASTARCH; MANNITOL; OSMOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 27744489833     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-005-0022-4     Document Type: Review

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