Use of decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of hemispheric infarction

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 2 A, 2008, Pages 204-208

  Fiorot Jr , José Antonio ^a,c   Silva, Gisele Sampaio ^a   Cavalheiro, Sergio ^a   Massaro, Ayrton Roberto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Fleury   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Decompressive surgery; Middle cerebral artery infarction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANKIN SCALE;

EID: 45849089852     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000200012     Document Type: Article

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