Stereotactic radiosurgery and vestibular schwannoma: Hydrocephalus associated with the development of a secondary arachnoid cyst. A report of two cases and review of the literature

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-181

  Hayhurst, C ^a,b   Dhir, J ^a   Dias, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Hydrocephalus; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PAPILLEDEMA; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 24644516231     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500145985     Document Type: Review

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