How often do chronic extra-cerebral haematomas occur in patients with intracranial arachnoid cysts?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-75

  Wester, Knut ^a,b   Helland, C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL CYST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 37749025820     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.117358     Document Type: Article

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