Colloid cyst of the third ventricle: A cause of sudden death in a child

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-33

  Kava, M P ^a   Tullu, M S ^a,b   Deshmukh, C T ^a   Shenoy, A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Sankalp Siddhi   (India)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebrospinal fluid; CT scan; Headache; MRI; Stereotactic surgery; Tumor; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLOID CYST; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DETERIORATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 1342306244     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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