Cryptic cerebellopontine angle neuroglial cyst presenting with hemifacial spasm

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 787-789

  Shenouda, E F ^a   Moss, T H ^a   Coakham, H B ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptic cerebellopontine angle cyst; Hemifacial spasm; Microvascular decompression; Neurovascular conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; GLIA; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PONS ANGLE; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEUROGLIA;

EID: 20744454880     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0514-6     Document Type: Article

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