Pilocytic astrocytoma in the elderly

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 306-310

  Burkhardt, K ^a   Heuberger, F ^a   Delavelle, J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Neuroradiological pitfalls; Old age; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Tumor related parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 36549055577     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/npp26306     Document Type: Article

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