title: Treatment for large cerebral infarction: past, present, and future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan. Electronic address: noz@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozaki
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