Intracranial arachnoid cysts: Current concepts and treatment alternatives

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 837-843

  Cincu, Rafael ^a   Agrawal, Amit ^b   Eiras, Jose ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Computed tomography scan; Cysto peritoneal shunt; Hydrocephalus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroendoscopic treatment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYGROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ARACHNOID CYSTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35349012073     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.07.013     Document Type: Review

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