Arteriovenous malformations in the basal ganglia region: Gamma Knife radiosurgery as first choice treatment in selected cases

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 43-54

  Crocco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Embolization; Gamma knife; Intracranial arteriovenous malformation; Radiosurgery; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BASAL GANGLION; BLEEDING; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GAMMA KNIFE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036623878     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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