Location, sidedness, and sex distribution of intracranial arachnoid cysts in a population-based sample

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 934-939

  Helland, Christian A ^a   Lund Johansen, Morten ^a   Wester, Knut ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Distribution; Intracranial arachnoid cyst; Sex; Sidedness; Temporal fossa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PONS ANGLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77954384878     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.JNS081663     Document Type: Article

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