Hemicraniectomy for massive cerebral infarction: Evoked potentials as presurgical prognostic factors

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 132-138

  Steiner, Thorsten ^a,b   Jauss, Marek ^a,b   Krieger, Derk W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brainstem auditory evoked potentials; Cerebral damage; Coma; Decompressive craniectomy; Glasgow Outcome Scale; Intracranial pressure; Massive hemispheric infarction; Neurocritical care; Pupillary abnormalities; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244488302     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-3057(98)80140-7     Document Type: Article

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