Vanishing contrast enhancement in malignant glioma after corticosteroid treatment

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 841-845

  Zaki, H S ^a   Jenkinson, M D ^a   Du Plessis, D G ^a   Smith, T ^a   Rainov, Nikolai G ^a,b  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT; Dexamethasone; Glioblastoma multiforme; Glioma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3543048829     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0282-8     Document Type: Article

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