Spontaneous encephaloceles of the temporal lobe

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Wind, Joshua J ^a   Caputy, Anthony J ^a   Roberti, Fabio ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

CSF fistula; Middle cranial fossa; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Temporal lobe encephalocele

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 67650151617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/FOC.2008.25.12.E11     Document Type: Article

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