Decompressive craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. Experience after the implementation of a response protocol;Craniectomía descompresiva en el infarto maligno de la arteria cerebral media. Experiencia tras la implantación de un protocolo de actuación

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 593-600

  Hernández Medrano, Ignacio ^a   Consuelo Matute, M ^a   Abreu, Federico ^a   Masjuán, Jaime ^a   Rodríguez, Víctor ^a   Martínez San, Juan Millán ^a   Guillán, Marta ^a   de Felipe, Alicia ^a   Medina, Diego ^a   de Leciñana Cases, María Alonso ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Decompressive craniectomy; Ischaemic stroke; Malignant infarction of middle cerebral artery; Malignant middle cerebral artery syndrome; Post ischaemic brain oedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALIGNANT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY INFARCTION; MORTALITY; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANKIN SCALE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SURVIVOR;

EID: 84862161232     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5410.2011502     Document Type: Article

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