Successful treatment of radiation-induced brain necrosis by hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 209, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 115-117

  Kohshi, Kiyotaka ^a,b   Imada, Hajime ^a   Nomoto, Satoshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Raizoh ^a   Abe, Haruhiko ^a   Yamamoto, Haruaki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b School of Medicine   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA WAJIRO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Hyperbaric oxygenation; Radiation necrosis; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037447725     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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