Anterior cervical arachnoid cyst with spinal cord compression
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Anterior cervical arachnoid cyst with spinal cord compression.
Dr. Wuilker Knoner Campos – Rua João Pio Duarte Silva 1206 88037-001 Florianópolis SC Brasil. Email: [email protected] Anterior cervical arachnoid cysts are rare lesions and despite of the large experience of the departments of neurosurgery worldwide, few cases in this localization have been reported. Most intradural arachnoid cysts are located in the thoracic region posterior to the spinal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000200030