A population-based study of intracranial arachnoid cysts: Clinical and neuroimaging outcomes following surgical cyst decompression in children

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 385-390

  Helland, Christian A ^b   Wester, Knut ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Decompression surgery; Long term follow up; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYGROMA; INFANT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845646444     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.3.385     Document Type: Article

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