Frameless, pinless stereotactic neurosurgery in children

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2006, Pages 392-395

  Reavey Cantwell, John F ^a   Bova, Frank J ^a   Pincus, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frameless stereotaxy; Neuroendoscopy; Neuronavigation; Pediatric neurosurgery; Third ventriculostomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL FRACTURE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CRANIOTOMY; INSTRUMENTATION; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEURONAVIGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN DISEASES; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEURONAVIGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33745969021     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.6.392     Document Type: Article

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