Surgical treatment of a neonate with refractory seizures secondary to congenital giant cell astrocytoma: Case report and literature review

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-224

  Hon, S F ^a   Wong, G K C ^a   Zhu, X L ^a   Ng, H K ^a   Sin, N C ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Infant, newborn; Seizures; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEWBORN; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TUMOR CALCINOSIS;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL TUMORS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745270058     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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