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 and...

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Main Author: Bongiorni,Gianise Toboliski (author)
Other Authors: Hockmuller,Marjeane Cristina Jaques (author), Klein,Cristini (author), Antunes,Ápio Cláudio Martins (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
craniotomy
cerebral infarction
intracranial hypertension
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000700424
Country:Brazil
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