Retrosigmoid approach for a ruptured pontine cavernous malformation, in a 10 years old pacient

Brainstem cavernous malformations have a high risk of hemorrhage, ranging from 4 to 60%, this risk being even higher in children where larger lesions are encountered. Even small hemorrhages can cause ,severe neurological symptoms because of the high density of cranial nerve nuclei and fiber tracts...

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Main Authors: A. Giovani, A. V. Ciurea, Angela Neacsu, R. M. Gorgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2011-12-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/627