Decompressive craniectomy after intra-arterial thrombolysis: safety and outcome.

  • Urs Fischer
  • Philipp Taussky
  • Jan Gralla
  • Marcel Arnold
  • Caspar Brekenfeld
  • Michael Reinert
  • Niklaus Meier
  • Marie-Luise Mono
  • Gerhard Schroth
  • Heinrich P Mattle
  • Krassen Nedeltchev

Abstract

Data on decompressive craniectomy (DC) after intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) for treatment of malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke are lacking.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number8
ISSN0022-3050
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 20562459