Gamma Knife surgery for intracranial arteriovenous malformations in children: A retrospective study in 103 patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 479-484

  Sai Kiran, Narayanam Anantha ^a   Kale, Shashank Sharad ^a   Vaishya, Sandeep ^a   Kasliwal, Manish Kumar ^a   Gupta, Aditya ^a   Sharma, Manish Singh ^a   Sharma, Bhavani Shankar ^a   Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Gamma Knife; Pediatric neurosurgery; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449115924     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/12/479     Document Type: Article

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