Current Concepts in Management of Meningiomas and Schwannomas

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1209-1230

  Asthagiri, Ashok R ^a   Helm, Gregory A ^b   Sheehan, Jason P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOUSE BRACKMANN SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35348999972     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2007.07.009     Document Type: Review

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