Functional impairment, disability, and quality of life outcome after decompressive hemicraniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 248-254

  Foerch, Christian ^a   Lang, Josef M ^a   Krause, Jochen ^a   Raabe, Andreas ^a   Sitzer, Matthias ^a   Seifert, Volker ^a   Steinmetz, Helmuth ^a   Kessler, Kirn R ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Outcome; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMICRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242786371     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.2.0248     Document Type: Article

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