Congenital supratentorial arachnoidal and giant cysts in children: A clinical study with arguments for a conservative approach

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-12

  Sommer, I E C ^a   Smit, L M E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Course of development; Supratentorial arachnoidal cyst; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031052627     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050030     Document Type: Article

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