Regression of cerebellar tonsillar descent and hydrocephalus after endoscopic third ventriculostomy in a patient with a quadrigeminal arachnoid cyst

BACKGROUND: Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts, including quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cysts, can occasionally cause compression of the quadrigeminal plate, leading to Sylvian aqueduct stenosis and induction of cerebellar tonsillar descent into the foramen magnum. This, in turn, can result in obstru...

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Main Authors: Arakawa, Yasuaki, Kita, Daisuke, Ezuka, Isamu, Hayashi, Yutaka, Hamada, Jun-ichiro, Hayashi, Yasuhiko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815032/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24232572
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.119883
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