Complications of radiation therapy on the brain and spinal cord

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-417

  Béhin, Anthony ^a   Delattre, Jean Yves ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Arteriopathy; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Encephalopathy; Endocrine dysfunction; Glioma; Myelopathy; Radio induced tumor; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGEUSIA; ANEURYSM; ANOSMIA; ARTERY INJURY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAVERNOMA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEARING LOSS; HEMANGIOMATOSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; LHERMITTE DUCLOS DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALITIS; RISK FACTOR; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES, RADIATION-INDUCED; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 11344272898     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-861535     Document Type: Review

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