Gamma Knife surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations in children: A 13-year experience

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-304

  Pan, David Hung Chi ^a,b   Kuo, Yu Hung ^a,d   Guo, Wan Yuo ^a,b   Chung, Wen Yuh ^a,b   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^a,b   Liu, Kang Du ^a,b   Chang, Yue Cune ^c   Wang, Ling Wei ^a,b   Wong, Tai Tong ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Gamma Knife; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149142360     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/4/296     Document Type: Article

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