Brain tumours treatment: surgery
Evidence-based neurology checklist on brain tumours treatment: surgery: Pre-surgical assessments Assessment of histological grade: using the WJO or Daumas Duport systems Assessment of patients’ performance status: using the Karnofsky performance score Pre-surgical imaging Surgical considerations…
Pre-surgical assessments
- Assessment of histological grade: using the WJO or Daumas Duport systems
- Assessment of patients’ performance status: using the Karnofsky performance score
Pre-surgical imaging
Surgical considerations
Predictors of good surgical outcomes
References
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