Patients who are over the age of 60 and have suffered a major stroke due to blockage of the middle cerebral artery benefit from hemicraniectomy -- removal of part of the skull located above the ...

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 risk ...

Final results of the DESTINY II study confirm that decompressive hemicraniectomy increased survival without severe disability among patients 61 years of age or older with brain swelling after a ...

A case report describes mechanical thrombectomy performed 28 hours after stroke onset, guided by CT perfusion showing salvageable tissue, with marked neurologic recovery at discharge.

Patients who are over the age of 60 and have suffered a major stroke due to blockage of the middle cerebral artery benefit from hemicraniectomy – removal of part of the skull located above the ...