Supracerebellar arachnoid cyst - A rare cause of acquired Chiari I malformation

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 895-898

  Bahuleyan, Biji ^a   Rao, Ankamma ^a   Chacko, Ari George ^a   Daniel, Roy Thomas ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Chiari malformation; Syrinx

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COURSE EVALUATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FORAMEN MAGNUM; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACEREBELLAR ARACHNOID CYST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REVIEW LITERATURE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34447641067     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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