Stereotactic volumetric resection of thalamic pilocytic astrocytomas

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-75

  Moshel, Yaron A ^a   Link, Michael J ^b   Kelly, Patrick J ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Computer assisted stereotactic volumetric craniotomy; Diencephalon; Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma; Stereotaxis; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; IMAGING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THALAMIC PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THALAMIC DISEASES; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547626200     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279725.13521.a3     Document Type: Article

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