Decompressive craniectomy for patients with malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery: a pooled analysis of two randomized controlled trials

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) reduces mortality without increasing the risk of very severe disability among patients with life-threatening massive cerebral infarction. However, its efficacy was demonstrated before the era of endovascular thrombectomy trials. It remains uncertain whether DC improves the prognosis of patients with malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction receiving endovascular therapy.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research