Surgical management of foramen magnum meningiomas

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-60

  Borba, Luis A B ^a,b,c,d   De Oliveira, Jean G ^b   Giudicissi Filho, Miguel ^b   Colli, Benedicto O ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO EVANGÉLICO DE CURITIBA   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL BENEFICÊNCIA PORTUGUESA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Foramen magnum; Meningioma; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORAMEN MAGNUM MENINGIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 56049116215     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0161-5     Document Type: Article

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