Infratentorial meningioma in an 8-year-old child as first sign of neurofibromatosis type 2

Neuropediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-31

  Stettner, G M ^a   Rostasy, K M ^a   Ludwig, H C ^a   Merkler, D ^a   Fahsold, R ^b   Gartner J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Laboratory Prager and Junge for Medical Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Meningioma; Neurofibromatosis type 2; NF2

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DIPLOPIA; FATIGUE; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEARING LOSS; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN EXAMINATION; SWEATING; TINNITUS; TORTICOLLIS;

CHILD; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2;

EID: 34547773191     PISSN: 0174304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-980204     Document Type: Article

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