title: Good outcome following emergency decompressive craniectomy in a case of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in a 14-month-old infant.
abstract: We report the case of a 14-month-old infant presenting with unresponsiveness and seizure following thoracic surgery. Imaging showed full territory left middle cerebral artery infarct and signs of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) that required emergency decompressive craniectomy (DC). The child made a good functional recovery. We discuss the case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK. grigoratos@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Grigoratos
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mazarakis
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lumsden
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kariyawasam
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhangoo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dlamini
mesh_terms: D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome