Surgical management of cavernous malformations of the brain stem

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 366-375

  Ziyal, I M ^a   Sekhar, Laligam N ^a   Salas, E ^a   Sen, C ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Cavernous malformation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032803910     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943466     Document Type: Article

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