Radiation-induced temporary alopecia after embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-217

  Wen, Chung Shi ^a   Lin, Swei Ming ^a   Chen, Yun ^a   Chen, Jin Cherng ^b   Wang, Yao Hung ^a   Tseng, Sheng Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Arteriovenous malformation; Endovascular procedure; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; HAIR GROWTH; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCALP; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; VEIN ANEURYSM; VERTEBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0037675819     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(03)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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