Decompressive craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions: outcome of 25 cases

Decompressive craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions: outcome of 25 cases

Abstract Background Large space-occupying middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarctions with signs of elevated intracranial pressure and brain herniation have overall mortality rates of 80%. Several studies have suggested that decompressive surgery reduces mortality and improves outcome of these patients...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim Refaat, Omar Youssef Abdallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Decompressive craniectomy
Malignant MCA infarction
Functional outcomes modified Rankin Scale
Brain herniation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0020-9

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