Development of anaplastic ependymoma in Rasmussen's encephalitis: Review of the literature and case report

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 416-419

  Kumar, Raj ^a   Wani, Abrar Ahad ^a   Reddy, Jaypal ^a   Pal, Lily ^a   Pradhan, Sunil ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Ependymoma; Malignant ependymoma; Rasmussen's encephalitis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DYSPHASIA; EPENDYMOMA; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATROPHY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645290482     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-005-1170-0     Document Type: Article

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