Hemicraniectomy versus medical treatment with large MCA infarct: a review and meta-analysis

Paul Alexander,Reed Siemieniuk,Diane Heels-Ansdell,Gordon Guyatt,Yutong Fei,Kameshwar Prasad,Shelley Mcleod,Neera Bhatnagar,Yaping Chang,Yuqing Zhang

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014390

Hemicraniectomy versus medical treatment with large MCA infarct: a review and meta-analysis

Paul Alexander, Reed Siemieniuk + Show 8 more

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014390

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Journal: BMJ Open	Publication Date: Nov 1, 2016
Citations: 64	License type: open-access

Affiliation: McMaster University, University of Toronto, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute

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ObjectiveLarge middle cerebral artery stroke (space-occupying middle-cerebral-artery (MCA) infarction (SO-MCAi)) results in a very high incidence of death and severe disability. Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) for SO-MCAi results in large reductions...

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