Hemicraniectomy for hemispheric infarction and the HAMLET study: a sequel is needed

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-304

  Schneck, Michael J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CRANIECTOMY; FATALITY; HEMICRANIECTOMY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 62149127027     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70048-1     Document Type: Letter

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