Hemicraniectomy for massive middle cerebral artery infarction: A review

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 544-550

  Manawadu, Dulka ^a   Quateen, Ahmed ^a   Findlay, J Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIECTOMY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMICRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 57849099234     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S031716710000932X     Document Type: Review

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