Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 262-270 , April 2003

Long-term outcome in children with gliomas of the anterior visual pathway

  • Sharon L Tow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Wilmer Eye Institute, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • ,
  • Sidhartha Chandela, BA

      Affiliations

    • Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Wilmer Eye Institute, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • ,
  • Neil R Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Wilmer Eye Institute, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Miller; Maumenee B-109; Johns Hopkins Hospital; 600 North Wolfe Street; Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
    • ,
  • Anthony M Avellino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Received 2 July 2002 ,Accepted 18 October 2002.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 262-270 , April 2003

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