Extreme, unilateral widening of Virchow-Robin spaces: Case report

Neuroradiology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 990-992

  Shiratori, K ^a   Mrowka, M ^a   Toussaint, A ^a   Spalke, G ^a   Bien, S ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Virchov Robin spaces

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SYNCOPE; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 12244264852     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-002-0840-9     Document Type: Article

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