Preservation of the olfactory tract in bifrontal craniotomy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-16

  Aguiar, Paulo H ^a,c   Pulici, Guilherme A ^b   Lourenco, Leonardo O ^b   Flores, Juan A C ^a   Cescato, Valter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Neurosurgical Clinic of Pinheiros   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anterior cranial base; Bifrontal craniotomy; Olfaction; Olfactory tract preservation; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKULL BASE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; SKULL BASE;

EID: 0036515132     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000100003     Document Type: Article

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