title: A randomized clinical trial to assess the benefit of decompressive craniectomy in older patients with a large middle cerebral artery infarction.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Starke
authors.forename: Faiz U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Ricardo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Komotar
authors.forename: E Sander
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Connolly
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic