Lifesaving decompressive craniectomy in 'malignant' cerebral venous infarction [1]

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Zeng, L ^a,b   Derex, L ^a   Maarrawi, J ^a   Dailler, F ^a   Cakmak, S ^a   Nighoghossian, N ^a   Trouillas, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^b SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; COMA; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBRAL VEINS; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846173622     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01560.x     Document Type: Letter

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