Clinical management of brain metastasis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Vecht, Ch J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metstasis; Clinical management

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; BRAIN SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; THORACOTOMY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; EPILEPSY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS;

EID: 0031916607     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050191     Document Type: Review

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