Giant hypothalamic hamartoma operated through subfrontal approach with orbitary rim osteotomy

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 254-257

  Miranda, Pablo ^a,b   Esparza, Javier ^a   Cabrera, Antonio ^a   Hinojosa, Jose ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gelastic seizures; Giant hypothalamic hamartoma, subfrontal approach

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GELASTIC SEIZURE; GIANT HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA; GROWTH RETARDATION; HAMARTOMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NERVE PARALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; INFANT; ORBIT; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 33646887355     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092365     Document Type: Article

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