Biopsy of brain stem glioma using motor-evoked potential mapping by direct peduncular stimulation and individual adjuvant therapy: Case report

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-55

  Tanaka, Satoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Ikuo ^a   Utsuki, Satoshi ^a   Iwamoto, Kazuhisa ^a   Takanashi, Junko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain stem glioma; Individual adjuvant therapy; Motor evoked potential; O 6 methylguanine deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; NIMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 13444271630     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.45.49     Document Type: Article

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