Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke
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Decompressive Craniectomy in Posterior Fossa Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic damage produced in the posterior cerebral territory causes significant morbidity and urgently must be considered if the patient need a surgical attitude. Surgical decompression by suboccipital craniectomy seams to be effective to treat secondary edema due to cerebellar damage or in posterior fossa, when medical treatment is not able to control side effects. We report a clinical case of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2490-x