Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 392-395 , May 2003

Garcin syndrome resulting from a giant cell tumor of the skull base in a child

  • Hilda Bibas Bonet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Tucumń, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Bibas-Bonet; Lavalle 864-11A; 4000 Tucumán, Argentina.
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  • Ricardo A Fauze, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Tucumń, Argentina
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  • María Graciela Lavado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Tucumń, Argentina
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  • Rafael O Páez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Tucumń, Argentina
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  • Judith Nieman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Tucumán, Argentina

Received 11 July 2002 ,Accepted 25 November 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00009-2

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 392-395 , May 2003

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