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Middle Temporal Gyrus Versus Inferior Temporal Gyrus Transcortical Approaches to High-Grade Astrocytomas in the Mediobasal Temporal Lobe: A Comparison of Outcomes, Functional Restoration, and Surgical Considerations

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Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery

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  1. Neurosurgical Oncology Outcomes Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa MD, Shaan M. Raza MD, Ishrat Ahmed MS, Jordina Rincon-Torroella MD, Kaisorn Chaichana MD & Alessandro Olivi MD

  2. Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery and Oncology, 1550 Orleans Street, Cancer Research Building II Room 247, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA

    Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa MD

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Quinones-Hinojosa, A., Raza, S.M., Ahmed, I., Rincon-Torroella, J., Chaichana, K., Olivi, A. (2017). Middle Temporal Gyrus Versus Inferior Temporal Gyrus Transcortical Approaches to High-Grade Astrocytomas in the Mediobasal Temporal Lobe: A Comparison of Outcomes, Functional Restoration, and Surgical Considerations. In: Visocchi, M., Mehdorn, H.M., Katayama, Y., von Wild, K.R.H. (eds) Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 124. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_25

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