Posterior Fossa Arachnoid Cysts Can Mimic Meniere's Disease

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 420-425

  O'Reilly, Robert C ^a   Hallinan, Erin K ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENIERE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0242443411     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(03)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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