Immunohistochemical analysis of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation obliterated by radiosurgery and presenting with re-bleeding. Case report

Neurological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 718-721

  Szeifert, György T ^b   Salmon, Isabelle ^a   Balèriaux, Danielle ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a   Levivier, Marc ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSURGERY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

AVM; Immunohistochemistry; Myofibroblast; Radiosurgery; Re bleeding; Re canalization

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CELL POPULATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOSURGERY; RECANALIZATION; SCAR;

EID: 0142058313     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164103101202228     Document Type: Article

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