Current treatment of thalamic gliomas in children

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 157-166

  Souweidane, Mark M ^a   Huffman, Harold J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frameless stereotaxis; Pediatric glioma; Surgery; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030008917     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00250196     Document Type: Review

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