Decompressive craniectomy for acute stroke: Early is better

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-

  Lanzino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CRANIECTOMY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; NOTE; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51449120463     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/8/0285     Document Type: Editorial

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