Microsurgical anatomy of the safe entry zones on the anterolateral brainstem related to surgical approaches to cavernous malformations

Neurosurgery

Volumn 62, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Recalde, Rodolfo J ^a   Figueiredo, Eberval G ^b   De Oliveira, Evandro ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Real e Benemérita Sociedade Portuguesa de Beneficência   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Brainstem surgery; Cavernous malformation; Safe entry zones; Surgical anatomy; Surgical approaches; White fiber dissection

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPREHENSION; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 42449111289     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000317368.69523.40     Document Type: Article

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