Hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Köhrmann, Martin ^a   Schwab, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction; Neurointensive care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HEMICRANIECTOMY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749086530     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328321826e     Document Type: Review

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