Decompressive craniotomy for the treatment of malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery: mortality and outcome

Decompressive craniotomy for the treatment of malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery: mortality and outcome

ABSTRACT Objective To assess, by Rankin scale, the functional disability of patients who had a malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic stroke, who underwent decompressive craniotomy (DC) within the first 30 days. Methods A cross-sectional study in a University hospital. Between June 2007...

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Main Authors: Gianise Toboliski Bongiorni, Marjeane Cristina Jaques Hockmuller, Cristini Klein, Ápio Cláudio Martins Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
craniotomy
cerebral infarction
intracranial hypertension
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000700424&lng=en&tlng=en

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