Outcome Following Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Malignant Cerebral Infarction: Ethical Considerations

Stroke

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2695-2698

  Honeybul, Stephen ^a   Ho, Kwok Ming ^b   Gillett, Grant ^c  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); CEREBRAL INFARCTION; ETHICS; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940399043     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010078     Document Type: Note

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