title: Surgical decompression of patients with large middle cerebral artery infarcts is effective: not proven.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, University College London, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK. m.brown@ion.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Martin M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome