Decompressive craniectomy in malignant hemispheric infarction: favorable outcome and disability
Abstract Context Patients with malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction are prone to a mortality rate of 70–80%. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been used as an important treatment modality to control refractory intracranial hypertension. Aim In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impac...
| Published in: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-05-01
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-019-0077-8 |