Transalar encephalocele associated with Wegener granulomatosis and meningeal enhancement: Case report

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1873-1875

  Short, James ^b   McKinney, Alexander M ^a   Lucato, Leandro T ^b   Teksam, Mehmet ^b   Truwit, Charles L ^b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHMOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS; MENINX; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPHENOID;

ENCEPHALOCELE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; SPHENOID BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 24344467911     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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