Prevalence and natural history of pineal cysts in adults: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1106-1114

  Al Holou, Wajd N ^a   Terman, Samuel W ^a   Kilburg, Craig ^a   Garton, Hugh J L ^a   Muraszko, Karin M ^a   Chandler, William F ^a   Ibrahim, Mohannad ^a   Maher, Cormac O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and operative techniques; Natural history; Pineal cyst; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; PINEAL CYST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055166923     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.JNS11506     Document Type: Article

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