Use of decompressive craniectomy in the treatment of hemispheric infarction Uso da craniectomia descompressiva no tratamento do acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico hemisférico
Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has demonstrated efficacy in reducing mortality in hemispheric infarction of the middle cerebral artery. The aim of our study was to compare the outcome of patients submitted to DC to patients treated in a conservative way. Eighteen patients were submitted to DC and 14...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000200012 |
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