Giant arachnoid granulation in a patient with benign intracranial hypertension

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2329-2332

  Kiroglu, Yilmaz ^a   Yaqci, Baki ^a   Cirak, Bayram ^a   Karabulut, Nevzat ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benign intracranial hypertension; Giant arachnoid granulation; Intrasinus pressure measurement

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARACHNOID; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; VERTIGO;

ARACHNOID; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY;

EID: 52049105883     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-0985-y     Document Type: Article

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