Decompressive hemicraniectomy with durotomy is a procedure first pioneered by Harvey Cushing the famous Boston neurosurgeon in 1905 [Cushing H 1905]. It did not come into usage for stroke until 1956.
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AHA Guidelines Feb 2018 [USA]
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Decompressive Hemicraniectomy
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