Decompressive craniectomy in massive cerebral infarction
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Decompressive craniectomy in massive cerebral infarction.
Twenty one patients were submitted to decompressive craniectomy for massive cerebral infarct. Ten patients (47.6%) presented a good outcome at the 6 months evaluation, eight had a poor outcome (38%) and three died (14.2%). There was no outcome statistical difference between surgery before and after 24 hours of ictus, dominant and non-dominant stroke groups. Patients older than 60 years and thos...
متن کاملTHE EFFICACY OF DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MASSIVE HEMISPHERIC CEREBRAL INFARCTION
Massive cerebral infarction is often accompanied by early death, secondary to brain edema and trans-tentorial herniation. Several reports indicate beneficial effects of decompressive craniectomy in this situation, but the efficacy of this procedure is still a matter of debate. A n experimental study in a period of3 years was done on2 3 patients with brain edema due to massive cerebral infa...
متن کاملthe efficacy of decompressive craniectomy in treatment of patients with massive hemispheric cerebral infarction
massive cerebral infarction is often accompanied by early death, secondary to brain edema and trans-tentorial herniation. several reports indicate beneficial effects of decompressive craniectomy in this situation, but the efficacy of this procedure is still a matter of debate. a n experimental study in a period of3 years was done on2 3 patients with brain edema due to massive cerebral infarctio...
متن کاملThe Efficacy of Decompressive Craniectomy in Treatment of Patients with Massive Hemispheric Cerebral Infarction
Massive cerebral infarction is often accompanied by early death, secondary to brain edema and trans-tentorial herniation. Several reports indicate beneficial effects of decompressive craniectomy in this situation, but the efficacy of this procedure is still a matter of debate. An experimental study in a period of 3 years was done on 23 patients with brain edema due to massive cerebral infarctio...
متن کاملDecompressive craniectomy after unsuccessful intravenous thrombolysis of malignant cerebral infarction
BACKGROUND Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is an approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 h of symptoms onset. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been shown as an effective therapeutic modality in malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. As rt-PA could result in hemorrhagic complication during or after any surgery DC may be associated with s...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000300002