Benign intracerebral cysts with ependymal lining: Pathological and radiological features

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 393-397

  Lustgarten, L ^a   Papanastassiou, V ^a   McDonald, B ^a   Kerr, R S C ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain cyst; Computed tomography; Ependymal lining; Intraparenchymal lesion; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; EPENDYMA CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030800538     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699745871     Document Type: Article

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