A case of germinoma in the septum pellucidum manifesting as amnesia and hemiparesis

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 145, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 923-926

  Sato, K ^a   Nagayama, T ^d   Fujimura, M ^a   Okamoto, K ^b   Kamiya, M ^c   Nakazato, Y ^c   Helseth, E ^d   Kobayshi, S ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Amnesia; Germinoma; Septum pellucidum

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; GERM CELL TUMOR; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PARESIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

EID: 0242298780     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-003-0110-6     Document Type: Article

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