Table 1

Studies on hemicraniectomy in space occupying MCA infarction

Author	Year	No of patients	Mean age (y)	Lethality (%)	Functional outcome
Rengacharyet al 11	1981	3	31	0	2 patients BI<60; 1 patient>90^1-152
Kondziolka and Fazl10	1988	5	40.1	0	All patients BI>60^1-152
Delashaw et al 9	1990	9	57	11	4 patients BI>60
Jourdan et al ⁷	1993	7^1-150	NA	28	All patients BI>60^1-152
Kalia and Yonas⁸	1993	4^1-151	34.3	0	All patients BI>60^1-152
Carter et al ⁶	1997	14	49.2	21	8 patients BI>60
Schwab et al 5	1998	63	49.7	27	Mean BI 65

↵1-150 In 7 of 9 patients hemicraniectomy was performed due to ischaemic infarction.
↵1-151 All patients underwent strokectomy.
↵1-152 BI scores are estimated following clinical and functional descriptions.
BI=Barthel index; NA=not applicable.