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Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery

Known as: Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke, MCA Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction 
NECROSIS occurring in the MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which brings blood to the entire lateral aspects of each CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Background and Purpose— The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date comprehensive set of recommendations for… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Surgical decompression for space-occupying cerebral infarction (the Hemicraniectomy After Middle Cerebral Artery infarction with Life-threatening Edema Trial [HAMLET]): a multicentre, open…
BACKGROUND Patients with space-occupying hemispheric infarctions have a poor prognosis, with case fatality rates of up to 80%. In… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Mortality of space-occupying (‘malignant’) middle cerebral artery infarction under conservative intensive care
AbstractObjective: To find what the mortality rate of space-occupying (‘malignant’) middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Sequential-Design, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Early Decompressive Craniectomy in Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction (DECIMAL Trial)
Background and Purpose— There is no effective medical treatment of malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction. The purpose… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Prediction of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction by Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
Background and Purpose This study was designed to analyze whether early diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provides reliable… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
PROACT: a phase II randomized trial of recombinant pro-urokinase by direct arterial delivery in acute middle cerebral artery stroke. PROACT Investigators. Prolyse in Acute Cerebral Thromboembolism.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To test the safety and recanalization efficacy of intra-arterial local delivery of plasminogen activators… Expand
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Early hemicraniectomy in patients with complete middle cerebral artery infarction.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Malignant, space-occupying supratentorial ischemic stroke is characterized by a mortality rate of up to 80… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Moderate hypothermia in the treatment of patients with severe middle cerebral artery infarction.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Animal research and clinical studies in head trauma patients suggest that moderate hypothermia may improve… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Large infarcts in the middle cerebral artery territory Etiology and outcome patterns
Large supratentorial infarctions play an important role in early mortality and severe disability from stroke. However, data… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Loss of the insular ribbon: another early CT sign of acute middle cerebral artery infarction.
Although computed tomography (CT) remains the most frequently used imaging examination in acute cerebral infarction, its… Expand
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