Pseudotumour cerebri due to a torcular epidermoid cyst

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 385-388

  Lee, Gabriel Yin Foo ^a,c   Seex, Kevin ^a   Scott, Grace ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Pseudotumour cerebri; Torcular heterophili

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035375235     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02135.x     Document Type: Article

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