Parkinsonism as an unusual presenting symptom of pineal gland teratoma

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-312

  Dolendo, Mae Concepcion J ^a   Lin, Tan Poh ^a   Tat, Ong Hian ^a   Chong, Quah Thuan ^a   Timothy, Lee Kam Yiu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; AMANTADINE; BLEOMYCIN; CARBIDOPA; CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; LEVODOPA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRADYKINESIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARKINSONISM; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RIGIDITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERATOMA; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0038351875     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00620-3     Document Type: Article

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