The surgical management of cerebral cavernous angiomas

Neurological Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 597-606

  Chaskis, C ^a   Brotchi, J ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cavernous angioma; Cavernous malformation; Epilepsy; Hemorrhage; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMANGIOMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031684799     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1998.11740570     Document Type: Article

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