Assessment of neuropsychological changes in patients with arteriovenous malformation (AVM) after radiosurgery

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 995-999

  Wenz, Frederik ^a   Steinvorth, Sarah ^a   Wildermuth, Susanne ^a   Lohr, Frank ^a,b   Fuss, Martin ^a   Debus, Jürgen ^a,b   Essig, Marco ^b   Hacke, Werner ^a   Wannenmacher, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM); Attention; Memory; Neuropsychology; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 0032411883     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00284-3     Document Type: Article

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