Surgical decompression for space-occupying cerebral infarction: Outcomes at 3 years in the randomized HAMLET trial

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2506-2508

  Geurts, Marjolein ^a   Van Der Worp, H Bart ^a   Kappelle, L Jaap ^a   Amelink, G Johan ^a   Algra, Ale ^b   Hofmeijer, Jeannette ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decompressive surgery; Hemicraniectomy; Malignant cerebral infarction; Space occupying hemispheric infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEPRESSION; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL PATIENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DECOMPRESSIVE SURGERY; HEMICRANIECTOMY; MALIGNANT CEREBRAL INFARCTION; SPACE-OCCUPYING HEMISPHERIC INFARCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884499783     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002014     Document Type: Article

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