title: Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: are we shepherds or wolves?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Electronic address: daniel.barrow@emory.org.
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Barrow
mesh_terms: D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male
keywords: Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Elderly patients; Functional outcomes; Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction; Mortality; Nationwide survey