Pupillary enlargement caused by an acute extradural haematoma associated with a non-symptomatic arachnoid cyst, from compression of the optic rather than the oculomotor nerve

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-342

  Mastronardi, L ^a,b   Nardi, M ^a   Puzzilli, F ^a  

^a S MARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anisocoria; Arachnoid cyst; Extradural haematoma; Head injury; Optic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANISOCORIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; OPTIC NERVE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ANISOCORIA; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; CRANIOTOMY; HEMATOMA; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MALE; SKULL FRACTURES; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0033008207     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699943835     Document Type: Article

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