Cerebral aneurysms associated with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis: Report of a case and review of the literature

Neurology India

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-215

  Baldauf, J ^a,b   Kiwit, J ^a   Synowitz, M ^a  

^a HELIOS Hospital Berlin   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intracranial aneurysm; Neurofibromatosis 1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NECK; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 27744439210     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.16415     Document Type: Review

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