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Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant left MCA infarction
Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant left MCA infarction
(Panel A) Head CT scan of a large left MCA infarction before hemicraniectomy.
(Panel B) Head CT scan after decompressive hemicraniectomy.
MCA: middle cerebral artery; CT: computed tomography.
Images courtesy of Alejandro Rabinstein, MD.
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