Posterior fossa surgery complicated by a pseudomeningocele, bilateral subdural hygromata and cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-109

  Stavrinos, N G ^a   Taylor, R ^a   Rowe, A ^a   Whittle, I R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome; Hemangioblastoma; Pseudomeningocele; Subdural hygroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE SYNDROME; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MENINGOCELE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMENINGOCELE;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549181943     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701551668     Document Type: Article

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