DEcompressive Surgery for the Treatment of malignant INfarction of the middle cerebral arterY - Registry (DESTINY-R): design and protocols

DEcompressive Surgery for the Treatment of malignant INfarction of the middle cerebral arterY - Registry (DESTINY-R): design and protocols

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Randomized controlled trials (RCT) on the treatment of severe space-occupying infarction of the middle cerebral artery (malignant MCA infarction) showed that early decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) is life saving and improves outco...

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Main Authors: Neugebauer Hermann, Heuschmann Peter U, Jüttler Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Decompressive surgery
Hemicraniectomy
Ischaemic stroke
Malignant MCA infarct
Registry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/115

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