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Decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: Impact on mortality and functional outcome

BACKGROUND: Malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction is a devastating clinical entity affecting about 10% of stroke patients. Decompressive craniectomy has been found to reduce mortality rates and improve outcome in patients. METHODS: A retrospective case review study was conducted to compa...

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Autores principales: Raffiq, Mohammad Azman Mohammed, Haspani, Mohammed Saffari Mohammad, Kandasamy, Regunath, Abdullah, Jafri Malin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101197
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.135342