Results of radiosurgery for brain stem arteriovenous malformations

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 563-570

  Kurita, Hiroki ^a   Kawamoto, Shunsuke ^a   Sasaki, Tomio ^a   Shin, Masahiro ^a   Tago, Masao ^a   Terahara, Atsuro ^a   Ueki, Keisuke ^a   Kirino, Takaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Brain stem; Gamma knife; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034018268     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.5.563     Document Type: Article

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