Epidermoid cyst of the fourth ventricle: Review of four cases;Les kystes épidermoïdes du quatriéme ventricule: À propos de quatre cas

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 146-152

  Marin, H ^a   Vargas, M I ^a   Grebici Guessoum, M ^a   Lenz, V ^a   Klein, N ^a   Bin, J F ^a   Bogorin, A ^a   Zollner G ^a   Boyer, P ^a   Dietemann, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Brain; CISS; CT; Diffusion; Epidermoid cyst; Fourth ventricle; MRI; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; EPIDERMAL CYST; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SENSATION DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTIGO; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 0036770886     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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