Coexistence of a Ganglioglioma and Rasmussen's encephalitis

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 278-282

  Firlik, Katrina S ^a,b   Adelson, P David ^a   Hamilton, Ronald L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglioglioma; Hemispherectomy; Rasmussen's encephalitis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GLIOMA; HEMISPHERECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SEIZURE;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES;

EID: 0032787689     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028811     Document Type: Article

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