Decompressive surgery for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction

Practical Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 144-153

  Hacke, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 28244473138     PISSN: 14747758     EISSN: 14747766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-7766.2002.05062.x     Document Type: Review

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