Thoracic arachnoid cyst presenting incomplete features of brown-sequard syndrome: A case report

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1109-1114

  Tsumoto, Tomoyuki ^a   Imae, Shinji ^b   Ozaki, Fuminori ^b   Nakai, Kunio ^b   Itakura, Toru ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brown Sequard syndrome; Intradural arachnoid cyst; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032435601     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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