Decompressive hemicraniectomy in children with severe ischemic stroke and life-threatening cerebral edema

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 889-894

  Ramaswamy, Vijay ^a   Mehta, Vivek ^a   Bauman, Mary ^a   Richer, Lawrence ^a   Massicotte, Patti ^a   Yager, Jerome Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Hemispheric stroke; Stroke

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HEPARIN; MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANEURYSM CLIP; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATED MIGRAINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MURMUR; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VALVE REPLACEMENT; SPASTICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFARCTION, ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48449087496     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808314960     Document Type: Article

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