Intracranial hypertension secondary to giant arachnoid granulations

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 418-

  Arjona, A ^a   Delgado, F ^b   Fernandez Romero, E ^c  

^a HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL ALTO GUADALQUIVIR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037379818     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.4.418     Document Type: Article

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