Surgical management of cavernous malformations of the brainstem

Neurological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-72

  Vinas F C ^a   Gordon, V ^b   Guthikonda, M ^b   Diaz, F G ^b  

^a HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cavernomas; Cavernous malformations; Radiosurgery; Surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036138350     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164102101199558     Document Type: Article

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