Cystic trochlear nerve neurinoma mimicking intrinsic brainstem tumour

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-186

  Shenoy, S N ^a   Raja, A ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Neurinoma; Trochlear nerve

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEURINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; REVIEW; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TROCHLEAR NERVE; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 2542480157     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690410001681073     Document Type: Review

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