Cystic dilation of the ventriculus terminalis in adults: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-99

  Ciappetta, Pasqualino ^a   D'Urso, Pietro Ivo ^a   Luzzi, Sabino ^a   Ingravallo, Giuseppe ^a   Cimmino, Antonia ^a   Resta, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conus medullaris; Cystic dilation; Fifth ventricle; Ventriculus terminalis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONUS MEDULLARIS; ELDERLY CARE; EPENDYMA CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; EPENDYMA; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; SCIATICA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 37849024647     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-08/01/092     Document Type: Article

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