The rate of hemicraniectomy for acute ischemic stroke is increasing in the united states

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-254

  Adeoye, Opeolu ^a,b,d   Hornung, Richard ^c   Khatri, Pooja ^a   Ringer, Andrew ^a   Kleindorfer, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarct; hemispheric infarct; neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHILD; CRANIECTOMY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEMICRANIECTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955513444     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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