Resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children: Assessment of long-term motor and sensory deficits

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-67

  McGirt, Matthew J ^a,c   Chaichana, Kaisorn L ^a   Atiba, April ^a   Attenello, Frank ^a   Yao, Kevin C ^b   Jallo, George I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary spinal cord tumor; Outcome; Pediatric neurosurgery; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DYSESTHESIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 40849113457     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-08/01/063     Document Type: Article

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