Cerebellocerebral diaschisis and postsurgical posterior fossa syndrome in pediatric patients

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Marien P ^a   De Smet, H J ^b   Paquier, P F ^c   Verhoeven, J ^d  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBELLOCEREBRAL DIASCHISIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77958617661     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2198     Document Type: Letter

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