Giant mesencephalothalamic Virchow-Robin spaces causing obstructive hydrocephalus. A case report

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 303-306

  Ahmad, F U ^a   Garg, Ajay ^a   Singh, M ^a   Mishra, N K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Giant neurocysticercosis; Giant Virchow Robin spaces; Hydrocephalus; Virchoma

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VIRCHOW ROBIN SPACE;

EID: 34447554556     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090702000310     Document Type: Article

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