Decompressive Hemicraniectomy and Favorable Outcome in a Pediatric Patient with Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

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(a) : CT scan head WO contrast. A large hypodensity of the left MCA territory, predominantly involving the left frontal lobe, basal ganglia, insula, and left temporoparietal lobes; worsened since the prior MRI study. There is a significant mass effect on the left lateral ventricle. There is an interval development of uncal herniation and anterior subfalcine measuring 7-8 mm towards the right. There is an obliteration of the suprasellar and perimesencephalic cisterns. (b) CT Scan head WO contrast.

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