The impact of technical adjuncts in the surgical management of cerebral hemispheric low-grade gliomas of childhood

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 129-155

  Berger, Mitchel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain mapping; Cerebral hemisphere; Frameless stereotaxy; Tumor associated epilepsy

Indexed keywords

NITROSAMINE;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EPENDYMOMA; EPILEPSY; GLIOMA; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PHAKOMATOSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; REOPERATION; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0029894536     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00250195     Document Type: Review

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