Intracranial vascular calcifications, glioblastoma muitiforme, and lead poisoning

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 576-579

  Teo, Jennifer Gek Choo ^a   Goh, Keith Yu Ching ^a   Ahuja, Anil ^a   Ng, Ho Keung ^a   Poon, Wai Sang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brain, calcifications; Brain, effect of toxic substances on; Glioblastoma multiforme

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; DROWSINESS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MALE;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 0030908008     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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