The Swedish Malignant Middle cerebral artery Infarction Study: Long-term results from a prospective study of hemicraniectomy combined with standardized neurointensive care

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-30

  Malm, J ^a   Bergenheim, A T ^a   Enblad, P ^b   Hardemark H G ^b   Koskinen, L O D ^a   Naredi, S ^a   Nordstrom C H ^c   Norrving, B ^c   Uhlin, J ^a   Lindgren, A ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain oedema; Cerebral infarction; Intracranial pressure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; DEATH; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MYDRIASIS; ONSET AGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANKIN SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645239097     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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