Hemifacial spasm caused by a pilocytic astrocytoma of the fourth ventricle

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 754-756

  Sandberg, David I ^a   Souweidane, Mark M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0032723174     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(99)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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