Reversible dyscognition in patients with a unilateral, middle fossa arachnoid cyst revealed by using a laptop based neuropsychological test battery (CANTAB)

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1909-1916

  Torgersen, Johan ^a,b   Helland, Christian ^a,b   Flaatten, Hans ^a,b   Wester, Knut ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; CANTAB; Cognitive dysfunction; Health related quality of life; Improvement after surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYST; ARTICLE; CAMBRIDGE NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST AUTOMATED BATTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DELAYED MATCHING TO SAMPLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTRA EXTRA DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEMORY; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SHORT FORM 36; STOCKINGS OF CAMBRIDGE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78549292728     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5634-0     Document Type: Article

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