Leksell gamma knife radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations in pediatric patients

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-307

  Nicolato, Antonio ^a   Foroni, Roberto ^a   Seghedoni, Andrea ^a   Martines, Valentina ^a   Lupidi, Francesco ^a   Zampieri, Piergiuseppe ^a   Sandri, Marco F ^b   Ricci, Umberto ^a   Mazza, Carlo ^a   Beltramello, Alberto ^a   Gerosa, Massimo ^a   Bricolo, Albino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations; Brain; Children; Gamma knife; Prognosis; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20144388409     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1049-5     Document Type: Article

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