Endovascular management of vein of galen aneurysms in neonates: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 663-668

  Missbach, Timm ^a   Davey, Andrew M ^b  

^a Prevea Clinic   (United States)

^b The Women's Hospital of Greensboro   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GALEN VEIN; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; VEIN ANEURYSM;

EID: 0030815826     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289703601110     Document Type: Article

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