The endocrine spectrum of arachnoid cysts in childhood

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 316-321

  Mohn, A ^a   Schoof, E ^a   Fahlbusch, R ^a   Wenzel, D ^a   Dorr H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachnoidal cyst; Child; Dysfunction; Hypothalamic; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MALE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033508676     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028882     Document Type: Article

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