Positional and sleep dyspnoea due to posterior exophytic ependymoma of the medulla oblongata

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 804-

  Maiuri, F ^a   Esposito, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; DIPLOPIA; EPENDYMOMA; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MITOSIS INDEX; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; VOMITING;

EID: 20444426273     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.050799     Document Type: Article

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