Mirror-image Arachnoid cysts in a pair of monozygotic twins: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 402-405

  Zhou, Jing Yi ^a   Pu, Jia Li ^a   Chen, Sheng ^a   Hong, Yuan ^a   Ling, Chen Han ^a   Zhang, Jian Min ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Mirror image; Monozygotic twins

Indexed keywords

ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

EID: 84860408225     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8.402     Document Type: Review

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