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Figures
- Figure 1
The diffusion-weighted MRI study shows hyperintensity from left middle cerebral artery infarction with a volume of 155 cm3 of ischaemic area.
- Figure 2
Intraoperative images of cisternotomy: (A) opening of olfactory cistern, (B) and of chiasmatic cistern. (C) Opening of ipsilateral optic-carotid cistern, (D) and of controlateral optic-carotid cistern.
- Figure 3
MRI study with angiographic sequences demonstrates the lack of visualisation of the left middle cerebral artery.
- Figure 4
The MRI study (axial view) with angiographic sequences 1 month after the surgical treatment demonstrates the recanalisation of the left MCA.
- Figure 5
CT scan (axial view) performed in the immediate postoperative period shows a shift of more than 8 mm.
- Figure 6
Schematic representation of the pathophysiology of brain oedema in acute ischaemic stroke and its decrease after cisternostomy.
Tables
- Table 1
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score at admission and before surgical treatment; the GCS, the NIHSS score and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score recorded at discharge, and at 3, 6 and 9 months
GCS NIHSS mRS Admission 11.2±1.38 14.5±3.47 – Before surgery 8.21±1.31 22±1.41 – Discharge 9.14±0.94 19.2±1.72 4.35±0.47 Three months 10±1.07 16±2.01 4±0.53 Six months 10.5±1.22 15.4±1.84 3.78±0.55 Nine months 11.2±1.47 13.4±2.13 3.42±0.62
