Decompressive hemicraniectomy and durotomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-289

  Carandang, Raphael A ^a,b   Krieger, Derk W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Malignant MCA infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE HEMICRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; DUROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; SURVIVAL; BRAIN INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPEECH DISORDER;

CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 42949101694     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-007-9024-0     Document Type: Article

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