Decompressive hemicraniectomy in elderly patients with malignant hemispheric infarction: Open questions remain beyond DESTINY

Stroke

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 847-848

  Molina, Carlos A ^a   Selim, Magdy H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSIVE HEMICRANIECTOMY; DETERIORATION; DISABILITY; FAMILY; HEMISPHERE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE IMPACT SCALE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952069516     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.603613     Document Type: Short Survey

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