Brain stem tumors associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Presentation of 20 infantile patients;Tumores de tronco cerebral asociados con neurofibromatosis tipo 1. Presentación de 20 pacientes infantiles

Neurologia

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 846-852

  Pascual Castroviejo, Ignacio ^a,c   Pascual Pascual, S I ^a   Velazquez Fragua R ^a   Viano J ^b   Garcia Segura J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b Sanatorio Nuestra Senora del Rosario   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aqueductal stenosis; Brain stem tumors; Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1); Pathway optic tumors; Spectroscopic magnetic resonance (SMR)

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 38349139494     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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