Role of radiosurgery in the management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in the pediatric age group: Data from a 100-patient series

Neurosurgery

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-276

  Reyns, Nicolas ^a   Blond, Serge ^a   Gauvrit, Jean Yves ^a   Touzet, Gustavo ^a   Coche, Bernard ^b   Pruvo, Jean Pierre ^a   Dhellemmes, Patrick ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations; Children; Linear accelerator radiosurgery; Pediatric; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846947141     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000249277.72063.BD     Document Type: Review

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