Hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2014.04.008
- VernacularTitle:偏侧颅骨切除术治疗恶性大脑中动脉梗死
- Author:
Guohua XU
;
Qingjiu ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infarction,Middle Cerebral Artery;
Decompression,Surgical;
Neurosurgical Procedures
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2014;22(4):293-299
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The outcome of patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (mMCAI) is very poor.The mortality of conservative medical treatment is as high as 80％.Several randomized controlled trials published in recent years have shown that hemicraniectomy can significantly reduce the mortality of mMCAI.It is a life-saving therapeutic measure for patients,even if so in patients older than 60 years of age.
