Decompressive craniectomy in malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: To be, or not to be?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology (HN), University of Ulm; Department of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (JW), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.

Editorial

Hermann Neugebauer et al. Neurol Clin Pract. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;6(5):381-383.

doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000291.

¹ Department of Neurology (HN), University of Ulm; Department of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (JW), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.

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Comment on

Early decompressive craniectomy for malignant cerebral infarction: Meta-analysis and clinical decision algorithm.
Streib CD, Hartman LM, Molyneaux BJ. Streib CD, et al. Neurol Clin Pract. 2016 Oct;6(5):433-443. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000272. Neurol Clin Pract. 2016. PMID: 27847685 Free PMC article. Review.

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