Gamma knife surgery for cavernous hemangiomas: An analysis of 125 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 81-86

  Liu, Kang Du ^a,b   Chung, Wen Yuh ^a   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^a   Shiau, Cheng Ying ^a   Wang, Ling Wei ^a   Guo, Wan You ^a   Pan, David Hung Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cavernous hemangioma; Complication; Gamma knife surgery; Hemorrhage; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SEIZURE; ADULT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; RADIOSURGERY;

ADULT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13744251223     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0081     Document Type: Article

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