Arachnoid cysts of the fourth ventricle - Short illustrated review

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-124

  Westermaier, Thomas ^a   Vince, Giles Hamilton ^a   Meinhardt, Matthias ^a   Monoranu, Camelia ^a   Roosen, Klaus ^a   Matthies, Cordula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Fourth ventricle; Septations; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOID CYST; ATAXIA; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTIGO;

ADULT; ARACHNOID CYSTS; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 74249112170     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0309-2     Document Type: Review

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