The Swedish Malignant Middle cerebral artery Infarction Study: Long-term results from a prospective study of hemicraniectomy combined with standardized neurointensive care
Hemicraniectomy in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery (mMCA) infarct may be life-saving. The long-term prognosis is unknown. Patients with mMCA infarct treated with hemicraniectomy between 1998 and 2002 at three hospitals were included. The criterion for surgical intervention was if the patients deteriorated from awake to being responding to painful stimuli only. All patients were foll