Facial nerve paralysis occurring 4 days following stereotactic radiosurgery for a vestibular schwannoma
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Surgical salvage of recurrent vestibular schwannoma following prior stereotactic radiosurgery.
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_53_17