Traumatic interdural arachnoid cyst in the upper cervical spine: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 351-353

  Chen, Han Jung ^a,b   Chen, Leung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

arachnoid cyst; cervical spine; pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; DURA MATER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON TRACTION;

EID: 0030037314     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.2.0351     Document Type: Article

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