Long-lasting improvement of arterial hypertension after surgical treatment of a foramen magnum meningioma: Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 189-192

  Wörner, Bertold Andreas ^a   Rahim, Tamim ^a   Lange, Manfred ^a   Fink, Ulrich ^a   Oeckler, Reinhard ^a  

^a SCHWARZWALD BAAR KLINIKUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foramen magnum meningioma; High blood pressure; Hypertension; Neurogenic hypertension; Neurovascular compression

Indexed keywords

EPROSARTAN; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTIGO;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VAGUS NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 0036762982     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00840-6     Document Type: Article

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