Delayed lateral pectus palsy following resection of a pineal cyst in sitting position: Direct or indirect compressive phenomenon?

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1411-1414

  Stevens, Qualls E ^a,d   Colen, Chaim B ^b   Ham, Steven D ^c   Kattner, Keith A ^a   Sood, Sandeep ^c  

^a BroMenn Healthcare   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Pneumocephalus; Sitting craniotomy; Sixth nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PINEAL BODY CYST; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; BODY POSTURE; CONVALESCENCE; CYST; DIPLOPIA; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; PATHOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TIME;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ADOLESCENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CRANIOTOMY; CYSTS; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL GLAND; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME;

EID: 36749075087     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807307094     Document Type: Article

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