Pineal apoplexy: An occurrence with no diagnostic clinicopathological features

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 274-276

  Swaroop, G R ^a   Whittle, I R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoplexy; Pineal gland; Pinealoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0031833831     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845140     Document Type: Article

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