World neurosurgery
Indications, Timing, and Outcome of Decompressive Craniectomy in Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Swedish Multicenter Study.
Modar Alhamdan, Alba Corell, Klas Holmgren, Emilia Muncan, Peter Lindvall, Lars-Owe Koskinen, Bjartur Sæmundsson, Robert Nilsson, Per Enblad, Richard Ågren, Alexander Fletcher-Sandersjöö, Teodor Svedung Wettervik
Published: 202510.1016/j.wneu.2025.124761
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (MMI) can cause life-threatening edema with high mortality rates. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that decompressive hemicraniectomy (DC) can improve survival rate and functional…
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