Decompressive hemicraniectomy in a 6-year-old male after unilateral hemispheric stroke. Case report and review.
We report the case of a 6-year-old male who underwent a hemicraniectomy after a right-sided middle cerebral arterial infarct. This is the youngest patient reported to have undergone this procedure for stroke-associated brain swelling. This case illustrates that hemicraniectomy for stroke can be performed safely in pediatric patients, with potential brain- and lifesaving benefits.
Lee
Mac C
MC
Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago Children's Hospital, Chicago, Ill 60637, USA.
Frank
Jeffrey I
JI
Kahana
Madelyn
M
Tonsgard
James H
JH
Frim
David M
DM
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed