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Intensive care therapy of space-occupying large hemispheric infarction : Summary of the NCS/DGNI guidelines.
spheric Infarct“ der NCS und DGNI) Abstract Large hemispheric infarction (LHI), synonymously called malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction, is a severe neurological disease with a high mortality and morbidity. Treating physicians as well as relatives are often faced with few and low quality data when attempting to apply optimal treatment to these patients and make decisions. While current stroke treatment guidelines focus on risk factors, prevention and acute management, they include only limited recommendations concerning intensive care management of LHI. The Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) and the ...
Source: Der Nervenarzt - June 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Bösel J, Schönenberger S, Dohmen C, Jüttler E, Staykov D, Zweckberger K, Hacke W, Schwab S, Torbey MT, Huttner HB, stellvertretend für die Teilnehmer der „International Consensus Conference on Critical Care Management of Patients Following Large Hem Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research

Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke : What is the position after the latest study results?
This article provides an overview of the study protocols and the results of the individual studies, their common features and the characteristics of patients who benefit from this treatment. Finally, the consequences that these results may have for the treatment of patients with severe stroke caused by proximal vessel occlusion are discussed. PMID: 26013535 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Nervenarzt - May 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Hacke W, Diener HC Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research