Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of adverse radiation effects after stereotactic radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformations: case report and review of literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-167

  Wanebo, John E ^a,b,c   Kidd, Grant A ^a   King, Michael C ^a   Chung, Thomas S ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse radiation effects; Arteriovenous malformation; Hyperbaric oxygen treatment; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION SICKNESS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NAUSEA; NECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 67650091983     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2008.03.037     Document Type: Article

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