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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

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