Long term experience of gamma knife radiosurgery for benign skull base meningiomas

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1425-1430

  Kreil, W ^a   Luggin, J ^a   Fuchs, I ^a   Weigl, V ^a   Eustacchio, S ^a   Papaefthymiou, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ACCESSORY NERVE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TINNITUS; TONGUE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 25444520999     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.049213     Document Type: Article

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