Kernohan grading system for diffuse astroctyomas
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Gaillard F, Deng F, Jones J, Kernohan grading system for diffuse astroctyomas. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Feb 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-23728
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The Kernohan grading system for diffuse astrocytomas is no longer used, superseded by the WHO grading system.
It was first described in 1949 and divided astrocytomas into 4 grades (I - IV) on the basis of histological features 1.
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