====== Malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction treatment ====== {{rss>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rss/search/1RQQ955bivesjvstjLjnbbH6cQiSs9d3LSN7c7j1yFzqKeLwFv/?limit=15&utm_campaign=pubmed-2&fc=20240903071248}} see [[Acute ischemic stroke treatment]]. Surgical treatment with ipsilateral [[decompressive hemicraniectomy]] (DHC) has been shown to dramatically improve survival rates. DHC currently lacks established inclusion criteria and additional research is needed to assess the impact of prognostic factors on functional outcome. ===== Decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction ===== see [[Decompressive craniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction]].