Cisternostomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction: proposed pathophysiological mechanisms and preliminary results

• Nicola Gorgoglione,
• Valeria Barresi,
• Sergio Lucio Vinci,
• Francesca Granata,
• Salvatore Massimiliano Cardali,
• Maria Caffo,
• Gerardo Caruso,
• Gianluca Scalia,
• Alfredo Conti,
• Giuseppe Ricciardo,
• Giada Garufi,
• Giovanni Raffa,
• Antonino Germanò

Affiliations

Nicola Gorgoglione

2 Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Valeria Barresi

Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Sergio Lucio Vinci

Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Francesca Granata

Neuroradiology Unit - Department of Biomedical, Dental Science and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Sicilia, Italy

Salvatore Massimiliano Cardali

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Maria Caffo

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Gerardo Caruso

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Gianluca Scalia

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Alfredo Conti

Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Giuseppe Ricciardo

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Giada Garufi

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Giovanni Raffa

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Antonino Germanò

Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, Neurosurgical Clinic, University of Messina, Messina, Italy