Noncommunicating spinal extradural arachnoid cyst causing spinal cord compression in a child. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 266-269

  Liu, James K ^a   Cole, Chad D ^a   Sherr, Gregory T ^a   Kestle, John R W ^a   Walker, Marion L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINOPLASTY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD CYST; SPINAL EXTRADURAL ARACHNOID CYST; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ATAXIA; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CHILD; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27244442560     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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