Facial nerve palsy in posterior fossa arachnoid cysts: Report of two cases

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 587-590

  Pirotte, Benoit ^a   Morelli, Daniele ^a   Alessi, Giovanni ^a   Lubansu, Alphonse ^a   Verheulpen, Denis ^a   Fricx, Christophe ^a   David, Philippe ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cerebellopontine angle; Facial nerve palsy; Posterior fossa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VERTIGO;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 23144466643     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1073-5     Document Type: Article

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