Stereotactic radiosurgery for postgeniculate visual pathway arteriovenous malformations

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 437-441

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^a,b   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a   Bissonette, David J ^a   Flickinger, John C ^a  

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

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

arteriovenous malformation; patient outcome; stereotactic radiosurgery; visual field

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; STRIATE CORTEX; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0030060268     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.3.0437     Document Type: Article

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