Arachnoid cyst of quadrigeminal cistern presenting as trigeminal neuralgia

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-94

  Mitsos, A P ^a   Samelis, A I ^a   Panteleakou Sameli, H M ^b   Kottas, G D ^c  

^a 401 GENERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Department of Cardiology   (Greece)

^c Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery NIMTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Quadrigeminal cistern; Suboccipital approach; Trigeminal neuralgia

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 29244469918     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0640-1     Document Type: Article

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