Health status and life satisfaction after decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 305-310

  Skoglund, T S ^a   Eriksson Ritzen C ^a   Sorbo A ^b   Jensen, C ^a   Rydenhag, B ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Section of Hematology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hemicraniectomy; Middle cerebral artery infarction; Outcome; Stroke; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION CHECKLIST; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849140453     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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