Cavernous malformations of the central nervous system in the pediatric age group

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-104

  Acciarri, Nicola ^a   Galassi, Ercole ^a   Giulioni, Marco ^a   Pozzati, Eugenio ^a   Grasso, Vincenzo ^a   Palandri, Giorgio ^a   Badaloni, Filippo ^a   Zucchelli, Mino ^a   Calbucci, Fabio ^a  

^a BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cavernoma; Cavernous malformation; Central nervous system; Childhood; Pediatric neurosurgery; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62649117232     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209283     Document Type: Article

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