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Decompressive Craniectomy in Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

A. Al-Khotani ,
A. Parrent ,
M.E. Jenkins ,
J.G. Burneo  and
University of Western Ontario Evidence-Based Neurology Group
A. Al-Khotani
Affiliation:
Evidence Based Neurology Programme, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
A. Parrent
Affiliation:
Evidence Based Neurology Programme, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
M.E. Jenkins*
Affiliation:
Evidence Based Neurology Programme, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
J.G. Burneo*
Affiliation:
Evidence Based Neurology Programme, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
*
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Rd, London, Ontario, N6A 5A5, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 6 , November 2010 , pp. 868 - 869
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2010

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