Cauda equina syndrome due to lumbosacral arachnoid cysts in children

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 281-284

  Ziv, Tamar ^a   Watemberg, Nathan ^a   Constantini, Shlomi ^b   Lerman Sagie, Tally ^a  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cauda equina syndrome; Neurogenic bladder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD ARACHNOID CYST; SPINAL CORD CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032721396     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(99)90984-4     Document Type: Article

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