Cerebral cavernous malformations: Congruency of histopathological features with the current clinical definition

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 783-788

  Frischer, J M ^a,b   Pipp, I ^a   Stavrou, I ^b   Trattnig, S ^b   Hainfellner, J A ^a   Knosp, E ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CHOLESTEROL; HEMOSIDERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 46249128669     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.132316     Document Type: Article

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