Suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with bobble-head doll movements: A report of 3 cases

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 407-409

  Desai, Ketan I ^a   Nadkarni, T D ^a   Muzumdar, D ^a   Goel, A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bobble head doll movements; Suprasellar arachnoid cyst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOBBLE HEAD DOLL SYNDROME; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOVEMENT DISORDERS;

EID: 0347513461     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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