Glioblastoma multiforme fades on CT imaging after dexamethasone therapy

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1707-1708

  Hasegawa, Harutomo ^a   Pal, Debasish ^a   Ramirez, Roberto ^a   Ismail, Azzam ^a   Marks, Paul ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Dexamethasone; Glioblastoma multiforme; Glioma

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DEXAMETHASONE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70350743015     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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