Decompressive craniectomy for hemispheric infarction: Predictive factors for six month rehabilitation outcome

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplementum

Volumn , Issue 102, 2008, Pages 331-333

  Wong, G K ^a   Kung, J ^a   Ng, S C ^a   Zhu, X L ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Decompressive craniectomy; Outcome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION PATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85052608781     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-85578-2_63     Document Type: Article

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