Epidemiological features of brain tumors

Epidemiological features of Central Nervous System tumors at MAHAK Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center

Background: In this study, we examined the epidemiologic characteristics of childhood brain tumors in patients referred to MAHAK Pediatric Cancer Treatment and Research Center (one of the main national referral centers for childhood malignancies in Iran) for treatment. Materials and Methods: This cohort (simple sampling) study consisted of 198 children less than 15 year old with CNS tumor ref...

Evidence for Brain Tumors ( Epidemiological ) Supplement 2012

Central Nervous System Tumors in Guilan, Iran: Epidemiological Features Over 10 Years

Background: Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with different prevalence in different sex and age groups and various parts of CNS. Objectives: Determining the relative frequency of different types of CNS tumors in different ages, sex and CNS anatomical locations. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was performed using pathological repor...

Bacterial brain abscess: microbiological features, epidemiological trends and therapeutic outcomes.

BACKGROUND Despite the advent of modern neurosurgical techniques, new antibiotics, and powerful imaging technologies, brain abscess remains a potentially fatal central nervous system infection. AIM To determine the epidemiological trends, prognostic factors, and outcomes of bacterial brain abscess, to improve the therapeutic strategy for this disease. DESIGN Retrospective hospital-based epi...

epidemiological features of central nervous system tumors at mahak pediatric cancer treatment and research center

background: in this study, we examined the epidemiologic characteristics of childhood brain tumors in patients referred to mahak pediatric cancer treatment and research center (one of the main national referral centers for childhood malignancies in iran) for treatment. materials and methods: this cohort (simple sampling) study consisted of 198 children less than 15 year old with cns tumor refer...