Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) treatment update

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 380-385

  Campen, Cynthia J ^b   Porter, Brenda E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Division of Child Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; EVEROLIMUS; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; RAPAMYCIN; RUFINAMIDE;

ACNE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURGERY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RASH; SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL ASTROCYTOMA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 80051666899     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: 15343138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-011-0123-z     Document Type: Article

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