Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system: A late complication of cerebellar tumors

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 163-169

  Anderson, Neil E ^a,b   Sheffield, S ^b   Hope, J K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SIDEROSIS;

EID: 0032955555     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.1.163     Document Type: Article

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