Clinical features and surgical outcome in patients with asymptomatic meningiomas

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-55

  Nishizaki, Takafumi ^a   Ozaki, S ^a   Kwak, T ^a   Ito, H ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic meningioma; Clinical characteristics; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033034630     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699944186     Document Type: Article

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