Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in Elderly Patients With Space-Occupying Infarction (DECAP): A Prospective Observational Study.

Jan RahmigSigrid WöpkingEric JüttlerLorenz UhlmannRonald LimprechtJessica BarlinnGabriele SchackertHeinz ReichmannHauke Schneider

Published in: Neurocritical care (2020)

In this single-center cohort of elderly patients with space-occupying MCA infarction and decompressive hemicraniectomy, the probability for survival without severe disability was low. Lethality at 6 and 12 months was comparable to previously reported data from a randomized trial.

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