Pineal cyst presenting with intracystic and subarachnoid haemorrhage: Report of a case and review of the literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-192

  Mukherjee, K K ^a   Banerji, D ^b   Sharma, R ^a  

^a Department of Neurosurgery ^*

^b SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Hydrocephalus; Pineal apoplexy; Pineal cyst; Pineal gland; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; MALE; PINEAL GLAND; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032968527     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943970     Document Type: Article

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