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15 mar 2021 · Decompressive surgery can be a life-saving measure, and here we discuss the most up-to-date literature and provide a review on the surgical management of large hemispheric ischemic strokes. Large hemispheric infarctions (LHIs) lead to significant disability and mortality.
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- Prediction of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction by Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
Background and Purpose—This study was designed to analyze...
- Hemicraniectomy for Massive Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction
Hemicraniectomy reduces mortality in patients with malignant...
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At the 1-year follow-up, 10 of 20 patients (50%) in the...
- Sonographic Monitoring of Midline Shift in Space-Occupying Stroke
Two patients received decompressive hemicraniectomy and were...
- Patient Preferences for Stroke Outcomes. | Stroke
In clinical trials stroke is reported as a major morbid...
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Hemicraniectomy (neurosurgical removal of part of the skull to reduce intracerebral pressure) is life-saving.
20 mar 2014 · Early decompressive hemicraniectomy reduces mortality without increasing the risk of very severe disability among patients 60 years of age or younger with complete or subtotal space-occupying...
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a surgical technique aiming to open the “closed box” represented by the non-expandable skull in cases of refractory intracranial hypertension.
21 lip 2024 · One of the treatments for excessive swelling after a stroke is craniectomy or hemicraniectomy, a procedure in which a portion of the skull is temporarily removed in the operating room to prevent pressure on the brain from the swelling. The bone is then replaced at a later time when the pressure is relieved.
28 cze 2021 · Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) is a procedure performed in the setting of malignant cerebral edema after a large middle cerebral artery stroke. The decision to proceed with surgical decompression is one that must be made judiciously and rapidly.
4 cze 2011 · This article focuses on hemicraniectomy as the current treatment of choice for malignant ischaemic brain infarction. In 2006, results from randomised controlled trials were published regarding decompressive surgery for the treatment of space-occupying ‘malignant’ middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarctions.
