Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 66-68 , January 2003

Unusual localization of a choroid plexus papilloma in a 4-year-old female

  • Kevin M Rostasy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Georg-August-Universität; Göttingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Rostasy; Pediatric Neurology; Georg-August-University of Göttingen; Robert-Koch-Strasse 40; 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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  • Stefanie Sponholz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Georg-August-Universität; Göttingen, Germany
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  • Erik Bahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropathology, Georg-August-Universität; Göttingen, Germany
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  • Hans C Ludwig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery; Georg-August-Universität; Göttingen, Germany
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  • Folker Hanefeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Georg-August-Universität; Göttingen, Germany

Received 23 April 2002 ,Accepted 27 June 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00470-8

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 66-68 , January 2003

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