Patient-assessed satisfaction and outcome after microsurgical resection of cavernomas causing epilepsy

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Van Gompel, Jamie J ^a   Marsh, W Richard ^a   Meyer, Fredric B ^a   Worrell, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernoma; Epilepsy; Patient outcome; Postal questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN TUMOR; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956195194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.6.FOCUS10127     Document Type: Article

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