Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (mMCA) is a devastating disease with rates of fatality as high as 80%. Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) reduces mortality, but many survivors inevitably remain severely disabled. This study aimed to analyze patients with mMCA undergoing DHC or best medical treatment (BMT) baseline characteristics and factors linked to therapeutic choice and determinants of prognosis.

Decompressive hemicraniectomy in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: A real-world study

Pilato, Fabio
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Capone, Fioravante;Di Lazzaro, Vincenzo
2022-01-01

Abstract

Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (mMCA) is a devastating disease with rates of fatality as high as 80%. Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) reduces mortality, but many survivors inevitably remain severely disabled. This study aimed to analyze patients with mMCA undergoing DHC or best medical treatment (BMT) baseline characteristics and factors linked to therapeutic choice and determinants of prognosis.
2022
Decompressive hemicraniectomy
Malignant middle cerebral artery occlusion
Stroke outcome
Stroke prognosis
Stroke treatment
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