Timing of Decompressive Craniectomy for Ischemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

Timing of Decompressive Craniectomy for Ischemic Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review

While studies have demonstrated that decompressive craniectomy after stroke or TBI improves mortality, there is much controversy regarding when decompressive craniectomy is optimally performed. The goal of this paper is to synthesize the data regarding timing of craniectomy for malignant stroke and...

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Main Authors: Aatman Shah, Saleh Almenawer, Gregory Hawryluk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
TBI
stroke
decompressive hemicraniectomy
timing
herniation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00011/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00011/full

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