Predictors of vestibular schwannoma growth in patients with neurofibromatosis Type 2

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 217-222

  Baser, Michael E ^a   Makariou, Erini V ^a   Parry, Dilys M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural history; Neurofibromatosis Type 2; Neurogenetics; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0036119999     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.2.0217     Document Type: Article

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