Pediatric cavernous malformation in the central nervous system: Report of 66 cases

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-113

  Xia, Chengyu ^a   Zhang, Rong ^a,b   Mao, Ying ^a   Zhou, Liangfu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Clinical presentation; Pediatric cavernous malformation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

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

EID: 62649139575     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209284     Document Type: Article

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