Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in children

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-33

  Smith, Sabrina E ^a   Kirkham, Fenella J ^b,c   Deveber, Gabrielle ^d   Millman, Guy ^b   Dirks, Peter B ^d   Wirrell, Elaine ^e   Telfeian, Albert E ^f   Sykes, Kim ^c   Barlow, Karen ^e   Ichord, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH RECORDING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMIDYSTONIA; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOM; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; WALKER CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650052681     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03775.x     Document Type: Article

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