Arachnoid cyst rupture producing subdural hygroma and intracranial hypertension: Case reports

Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 951-956

  Albuquerque, Felipe C ^a   Giannotta, Steven L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Basal cisterns; Intracranial hypertension; Quadrigeminal plate; Subdural hygroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST RUPTURE; HUMAN; HYGROMA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA; CYSTS; DRAINAGE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LYMPHANGIOMA, CYSTIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SUBDURAL SPACE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030812864     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199710000-00036     Document Type: Article

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