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Usefulness of Awake Craniotomy for Low-grade Gliomas in Eloquent Areas

Hemant Bhagat, Dibya J Mahakul, Ashish Aggarwal, Amey R Savardekar, Sunil K Gupta

Citation Information : Bhagat H, Mahakul DJ, Aggarwal A, Savardekar AR, Gupta SK. Usefulness of Awake Craniotomy for Low-grade Gliomas in Eloquent Areas. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2017; 51 (2):74-78.

DOI: 10.5005/JPMER-51-2-74

Published Online: 01-06-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2017; The Author(s).


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Mahakul DJ, Aggarwal A, Savardekar AR, Bhagat H, Ahuja CK, Gupta SK. Usefulness of Awake Craniotomy for Low-grade Gliomas in Eloquent Areas. J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2017;51(2):74-78.


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