Experiences with the telovelar approach to fourth ventricular tumors in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 340-343

  Zaheer, S Noman ^a,b   Wood, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fourth ventricular tumor, children; Telovelar approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN VENTRICLE TUMOR; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIMB MOVEMENT; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MICROSURGERY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMNOLENCE; SPEECH DISORDER; SURGICAL APPROACH; TELOVELAR APPROACH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 79951856612     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321539     Document Type: Article

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