Natural history and management of brainstem gliomas in adults: A retrospective Italian study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-177

  Salmaggi, A ^a   Fariselli, L ^a   Milanesi, I ^a   Lamperti, E ^a   Silvani, A ^a   Bizzi, A ^a   Maccagnano, E ^a   Trevisan, E ^b   Laguzzi, E ^b   Ruda R ^b   Boiardi, A ^a   Soffietti, R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adults; Brainstem glioma; History; Management

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LOMUSTINE; NITROSOUREA; PROCARBAZINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; ITALY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149089980     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0589-0     Document Type: Article

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