Cyst of the medullary conus: Malformative persistence of terminal ventricle or compressive dilatation?

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 103-106

  Celli, Paolo ^a   D'Andrea, Giancarlo ^a,b   Trillò, Giuseppe ^a   Roperto, Raffaelino ^a   Acqui, Michele ^a   Ferrante, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conus cyst; Fifth ventricle; Terminal ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0036943523     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-001-0203-8     Document Type: Article

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