Gamma Knife radiosurgery as a treatment modality for low-grade pediatric brainstem gliomas: Report of two cases

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 175-178

  Liao, Chih Hsiang ^a   Pan, David Hung Chi ^a,b   Yang, Huai Che ^a,b   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^a,b   Ho, Donald Ming Tak ^a,b   Wong, Tai Tong ^a,b   Shih, Yang Hsin ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CRANIOTOMY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM GRADING; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 84856696271     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-011-1620-9     Document Type: Article

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