Early decompressive hemicraniectomy reduces mortality without increasing the risk of very severe disability among patients 60 years of age or younger with complete or subtotal space-occupying ...

Decompressive hemicraniectomy with duraplasty (DHWD) is a surgical procedure designed to decrease ICP. More room becomes available after removal of part of the skull and release of the dura ...

Among patients aged 60 years or younger with complete or subtotal space-occupying middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction, early decompressive hemicraniectomy improves survival without increased ...

Hemicraniectomy in Older Patients with Extensive Middle-Cerebral-Artery Stroke. New England Journal of Medicine , 2014; 370 (12): 1091 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1311367 Cite This Page : ...

(HealthDay News) — For older patients with middle-cerebral-artery infarction, early decompressive hemicraniectomy increases survival without severe disability, according to a study published in ...

Now a way has been found to obtain better signals - through an operation involving the removal of a portion of the skull, called hemicraniectomy. It is an operation doctors resort to when treating ...