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- Surgery after major stroke also improves survival odds in elderly patients
Patients who are over the age of 60 and have suffered a major stroke due to blockage of the middle cerebral artery benefit from hemicraniectomy -- removal of part of the skull located above the affected brain tissue. These patients' chances of survival increase two-fold. However, patients who have been operated on often survive with severe disabilities, while patients who do not undergo the ...
March 20, 2014 - Science Daily - Senior Stroke Patients Double Survival with Surgery to Relieve Brain Pressure
March 20, 2014 – Seniors over the age of 60 double their chance of surviving a major stroke due to blockage of the middle cerebral artery if they undergo surgery in the first 48 hours to remove part of the skull above the affected brain tissue to relieve pressure on the brain. But, the news is not all good – they often survive with severe disabilities. On the other hand, those without this ...
March 20, 2014 - Senior Journal