Extradural giant multiloculated arachnoid cyst causing spinal cord compression in a child

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-308

  Kahraman, Serdar ^a   Anik, Ihsan ^a   Gocmen, Selcuk ^a   Sirin, Sait ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Cystoperitoneal shunt; Defect; Dura; Extradural; Graft; Hypesthesia; Paraparesis; Spinal cord compression; Spinal cyst

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CHILD; CYST RESECTION; DURAPLASTY; EXTRADURAL GIANT MULTILOCULATED ARACHNOID CYST; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 50849113100     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11760728     Document Type: Article

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