Spinal intramedullary cavernoma: Clinical presentation and surgical outcome

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 65-70

  Deutsch, Harel ^a   Jallo, George I ^a   Faktorovich, Alina ^a   Epstein, Fred ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernoma; Intramedullary lesion; Spinal surgery; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SPINAL INTRAMEDULLARY CAVERNOMA;

EID: 0033922127     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2000.93.1.0065     Document Type: Article

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