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Treatment of Cerebellar Infarction by Decompressive Suboccipital Craniectomy Stroke 23:957-961, 9371992., Chen,H-J.,et al, 1992 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Seven patients demonstrated neurological improvement on the first postoperative day.Two patients returned to their previous jobs 3 months after surgery.The Barthel Index indicated that six individuals were functioning with minimal assistance within a follow-up period of 16-60 months.The remaining three were functionally dependent.No mortality was noted in this series.Conclusions:These results suggest that decompressive suboccipital craniectomy may be an effective,lifesaving procedure for malignant cerebral edema after a large infarction.

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