Binary 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Classification Integrated With Simpson Grading in Meningioma Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Series of 265 Cases
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Authors
- Maurício Coelho Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4698-2168)
- Erasmo Barros da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-3825)
- Guilherme Ramina Montibeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-4649)
- Ricardo Ramina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4967-9603)
- Jerônimo Buzetti Milano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-9058)
- Gustavo Simiano Jung
- Henrique Orefice Farah
Institutions
- Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000004209
- Primary Topic
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00