Surgical treatment of cerebellopontine angle meningiomas in elderly patients

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 603-609

  Nakamura, M ^a   Roser, F ^b   Dormiani, M ^a   Vorkapic, P ^a   Samii, M ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Elderly; Geriatric; Meningioma

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENINGIOMA; MORBIDITY; NEUROIMAGING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIA; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE MENINGIOMA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAMPLE SIZE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244483909     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0517-3     Document Type: Article

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