Spontaneous reduction of intracranial arachnoid cysts: A complete review

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 626-629

  Russo, N ^a,c   Domenicucci, M ^a   Beccaglia, M Rojas ^b   Santoro, A ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Posterior fossa; Spontaneous resolution

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GADOLINIUM; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56549131213     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690802295652     Document Type: Review

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