Decompressive surgery for malignant middle cerebral artery infarcts: The results of randomized trials can be reproduced in daily practice

European Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 145-149

  Lucas, Christian ^a   Thines, Laurent ^a   Dumont, Frdric ^a   Leclerc, Xavier ^a   Riegel, Bernard ^a   Cordonnier, Charlotte ^a   Fourrier, Franois ^a   Hnon, Hilde ^a   Rousseaux, Marc ^a   Leys, Didier ^a   Lejeune, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Hemicraniectomy; Ischemic stroke; Malignant infarct

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANKIN SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864100896     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337454     Document Type: Article

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