Cavernous angiomas of the brain stem in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-99

  Di Rocco, Concezio ^a   Lannelli, Aldo ^a   Tamburrini, Gianpiero ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Cavernous angioma; Children; Hemorrhage; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031423810     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: 14230305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121233     Document Type: Article

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