Research ArticleOriginal Article
Open Access
Decompressive craniectomy is a life-saving procedure in malignant MCA infarction
Lina Alhumaid, Abdallh Almaneea, Athal Al-Khalaf, Abdullah AlRuwaita, Ahmad AlOraidi, Aamir Omair and Ismail A. Khatri
Neurosciences Journal July 2021, 26 (3) 248-253; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2021.3.20200187
Lina Alhumaid
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Abdallh Almaneea
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Athal Al-Khalaf
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah AlRuwaita
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ahmad AlOraidi
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Aamir Omair
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ismail A. Khatri
From the College of Medicine (Alhumaid, Almaneea, AlOraidi, Khatri), Research Unit (Omair), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Division of Neurology (Al-Khalaf, Khatri) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from the Department of Neurology (AlRuwaita), King Saud Medical City, from the Division of Neurosurgery (AlOraidi), Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (AlOraidi, Khatri), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Submit a Response to This Article
Jump to comment:
No eLetters have been published for this article.
In this issue
Decompressive craniectomy is a life-saving procedure in malignant MCA infarction
Lina Alhumaid, Abdallh Almaneea, Athal Al-Khalaf, Abdullah AlRuwaita, Ahmad AlOraidi, Aamir Omair, Ismail A. Khatri
Neurosciences Journal Jul 2021, 26 (3) 248-253; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2021.3.20200187
Jump to section
Related Articles
- No related articles found.
Cited By...
- No citing articles found.