ReviewCritical care (London, England)2019
Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2026Pooled it
- The clinical outcome of emergency superficial temporal artery-to-middle cerebral artery bypass in acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Surgical decompression for malignant cerebral oedema after ischaemic stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Reduced Temporal Muscle Thickness Is Associated with Increased Postoperative Complications After Cranioplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Association of the C-Reactive Protein-Triglyceride-Glucose Index with Stroke-Heart Syndrome and Clinical Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Endovascular Treatment.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- A novel nutritional index for predicting stroke-heart syndrome and clinical outcomes after endovascular treatment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- FIB-4 Index, Systemic Inflammation, and Troponin Trajectory After Endovascular Thrombectomy in Older Patients with Large-Vessel Occlusion Stroke.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
- Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prognostic Prediction Model and the Role of Ischemic Core Growth Rate.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- The gut-brain connection: Inflammatory bowel disease increases risk of acute ischemic stroke.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025Article
- Gastrodia protects HT22 cells from damage caused by oxygen glucose deprivation and reperfusion through inhibiting ferroptosis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Early cranioplasty versus traditional cranioplasty enhances surgical outcomes in patients with malignant cerebral infarction after decompressive craniectomy.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Skin flap shift is associated with postoperative complications after cranioplasty: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Liver fibrosis indices predict malignant cerebral edema after endovascular therapy for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Basic study on cryopreservation of rat calvarial osteoblasts with different cryoprotectants.Cell and tissue banking · 2024Article
- Decompressive craniotomy in split-technique (DCST) for TBI in infants: introducing a new surgical technique to prevent long-term complications.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Primary decompressive craniectomy in patients with large intracerebral hematomas due to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- The Role of Neurosurgical Techniques in Management of Acute and Chronic Stroke: A Comprehensive Literature Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Comprehensive analysis of risk factors and pathogenetic characteristics associated with surgical site infections following craniotomy procedures.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Cranial Repair in Children: Techniques, Materials, and Peculiar Issues.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
Malignant stroke occurs in a subgroup of patients suffering from ischemic cerebral infarction and is characterized by neurological deterioration due to progressive edema, raised intracranial pressure, and cerebral herniation. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a surgical technique aiming to open the "closed box" represented by the non-expandable skull in cases of refractory intracranial hypertension. It is a valuable modality in the armamentarium to treat patients with malignant stroke: the life-saving effect has been proven for both supratentorial and infratentorial DC in virtually all age groups. This leaves physicians with the difficult task to decide who will require early or preemptive surgery and who might benefit from postponing surgery until clear evidence of deterioration evolves. Together with the patient's relatives, physicians also have to ascertain whether the patient will have acceptable disability and quality of life in his or her presumed perception, based on preoperative predictions. This complex decision-making process can only be managed with interdisciplinary efforts and should be supported by continued research in the age of personalized medicine.
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