Dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as thalamic dementia.

نویسندگان

  • Mariangela Barbi Gonçalves
  • Orlando Maia
  • Jorge Luiz Amorim Correa
  • Sávio Boechat Primo de Siqueira
  • Daniel de Holanda Christoph
  • José Alberto Landeiro
چکیده

Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital de Força Aérea do Galeão, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil (HFAG): Médica Residente do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HFAG, Mestre em Neurociências pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (UNIRIO); Neurocirurgião Endovascular do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HFAG; Médico Assistente do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HFAG; Médico Residente do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HFAG; Chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HFAG, Professor Adjunto da Disciplina de Neurocirurgia da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil (UFF).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 66 2A  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008