Gamma Knife surgery for Cushing disease

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 976-977

  Weiss, Martin H ^a   Couldwell, William T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; CUSHING DISEASE; EDITORIAL; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACROMEGALY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; RADIOSURGERY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34249911715     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.6.976     Document Type: Editorial

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