Dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (Lhermitte-Duclos disease)

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 877-881

  Prestor, Borut ^a  

^a University Hospital Center   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Complete surgical removal; Dysplastic gangliocytoma; Lhermitte Duclos disease; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LHERMITTE DUCLOS DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; GANGLIOGLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33748795115     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.07.018     Document Type: Article

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