Intracranial pressure following decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant cerebral infarction: clinical and treatment correlations

ABSTRACT Decompressive craniectomy (DC) reduces mortality and improves outcome in patients with massive brain infarctions. The role of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring following DC for stroke has not been well established. Methods: We evaluated 14 patients admitted to a tertiary hospital with...

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Main Authors: Bruno Ferreira Funchal, Maramélia Miranda Alves, Ítalo C. Suriano, Feres Eduardo Chaddad-Neto, Maria E. M. R. Ferraz, Gisele Sampaio Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2018001200812&lng=en&tlng=en
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