Journal article
Hemicraniectomy for Massive Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Review
Abstract
Hemicraniectomy and opening underlying dura mater permits the expansion of infarcted, swollen brain outwards, reversing dangerous intracranial pressure elevations and the risk of fatal transtentorial temporal lobe or diencephalic herniation. Recently published randomized controlled trials have proven this procedure a powerful life-saving measure in the setting of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction and allayed concerns that a reduction …
Authors
Manawadu D; Quateen A; Findlay JM
Journal
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 544–550
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
November 2008
DOI
10.1017/s031716710000932x
ISSN
0317-1671