Hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (hemmi): A randomized controlled clinical trial of decompressive hemicraniectomy with standardized medical care versus standardized medical care alone

Acta Medica Philippina

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-33

  Chua, Annabell E ^a   Buckley, Brian S ^a,b   Lapitan, Marie Carmela M ^a,c   Jamora, Roland Dominic G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Decompressive surgery; Hemicraniectomy; Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014336032     PISSN: 00016071     EISSN: 20949278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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