Timing of Decompressive Hemicraniectomy for Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—In this nationwide analysis, early decompressive craniectomy was associated with superior outcomes. However, performing decompression before herniation may be the most important temporal consideration.

Source: Stroke - February 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Hormuzdiyar H. Dasenbrock, Faith C. Robertson, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, M. Ali Aziz-Sultan, Donovan Guttieres, Ian F. Dunn, Rose Du, William B. Gormley Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research