Expanding Virchow Robin spaces in the midbrain causing hydrocephalus

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1399-1403

  Papayannis, Cristina E ^a,c   Saidon, Patricia ^a   Rugilo, Carlos A ^b   Hess, Diego ^a   Rodriguez, Gabriel ^a   Sica, Roberto E P ^a   Rey, Raul C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

^b Fundacion FEMIEN   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALAMUS; VIRCHOW ROBIN SPACE;

CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; THALAMUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0041471661     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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