Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in a South American Population--Morbidity and Outcomes Analysis.

Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in a South American Population--Morbidity and Outcomes Analysis.

BACKGROUND:Malignant cerebral artery strokes have a poor prognosis, with nearly 80% of mortality in some series despite intensive care. After a large randomized trial, decompressive hemicraniectomy has been performed more often in stroke patients. Here, we describe patients in a tertiary teaching ho...

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Main Authors: Roberto Bezerra Vital, Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, Gustavo Jose Luvizutto, Luis Gustavo Ducati, Gabriel Pereira Braga, Helio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes, Flavio Ramalho Romero, Eliana Marisa Ganem, Marco Antonio Zanini, Rodrigo Bazan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4713228?pdf=render

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