Arachnoid cyst mimicking normal pressure hydrocephalus: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 79-81

  Ramtahal, J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Dementia; Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; ARACHNOID; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS, NORMAL PRESSURE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33751548657     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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