Traumatic encephalocele related to orbital roof fractures: Report of six cases and literature review

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-125

  Antonelli, Vincenzo ^a   Cremonini, Anna Maria ^a   Campobassi, Angelo ^a   Pascarella, Rosario ^a   Zofrea, Giovanni ^a   Servadei, Franco ^a  

^a BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain contusions; MRI; Orbital roof fracture; Traumatic encephalocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOCELE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0036194576     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(01)00667-X     Document Type: Article

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