Long-term neurological outcome of childhood brain tumors treated by surgery only

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1347-1351

  Sønderkaer, Signe ^a   Schmiegelow, Marianne ^a   Carstensen, Henrik ^a   Nielsen, Lars Bøgeskov ^a   Müller, Jørn ^a   Schmiegelow, Kjeld ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPASTIC PARESIS; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; PARALYSIS; PARESIS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ATAXIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARALYSIS; PARESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0038175324     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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