Outcomes in Severe Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke
Walcott BP, Miller JC, Kwon CS, Sheth SA, Hiller M, Cronin CA, Schwamm LH, Simard JM, Kahle KT, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN. Outcomes in Severe Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke. Neurocritical Care 2013, 21: 20-26. PMID: 23839704, PMCID: PMC3880600, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-013-9838-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery strokeMiddle cerebral artery ischemic strokeCerebral artery involvementMidline brain shiftPatient-centered outcomesLogistic regression analysisPatient-specific variablesArtery involvementEdema subgroupsMCA strokeInfarct volumeSevere strokeUnderwent tracheostomyAdult patientsIschemic strokeLife-sustaining proceduresRetrospective cohortSymptom onsetDecompressive craniectomyArtery strokeStudy criteriaUnderwent gastrostomyExclusion criteriaMortality rateMultivariate analysis