Hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: retrospective consent to decompressive surgery depends on functional long-term outcome
Decompressive surgery for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction increases the number of surviving patients; this, however, leaves some patients severely disabled. This study analyzed the patients’ retrospective consent to hemicraniectomy in light of the experienced functional outcome 12 months...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2 October 2010
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Neurocritical care
Year: 2010, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 380-384 |
| ISSN: | 1556-0961 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12028-010-9449-8 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-010-9449-8 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12028-010-9449-8 |
| Author Notes: | Ines C. Kiphuth, Martin Köhrmann, Christoph Lichy, Stefan Schwab, Hagen B. Huttner |
| Summary: | Decompressive surgery for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction increases the number of surviving patients; this, however, leaves some patients severely disabled. This study analyzed the patients’ retrospective consent to hemicraniectomy in light of the experienced functional outcome 12 months after hospital stay. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 09.03.2023 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1556-0961 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12028-010-9449-8 |