Benefits of Hemicraniectomy Seen Many Years after Malignant Stroke in a Young Patient

Benefits of Hemicraniectomy Seen Many Years after Malignant Stroke in a Young Patient

The benefits of hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke may not be apparent in the 3 to 6 months in which final outcomes are assessed in research studies. We present the case of a 15 year-old who underwent hemicraniectomy for malignant MCA stroke and was significantly disa...

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Main Authors: Anupam eMittal, Geetanjli eMittal, Arthur ePartikian, David S Liebeskind, Nerses eSanossian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Stroke
outcomes
Hemicraniectomy
Malignant middle cerebral artery stroke
Perdiatric stroke
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00123/full

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