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Infratentorial Arachnoidal Cysts

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Intracranial Cyst Lesions

Part of the book series: Principles of Pediatric Neurosurgery ((PRINCPEDIATR))

Abstract

Owing to the wide variety of cystic malformations occurring within the posterior cranial fossa, the recognition of arachnoid cysts in the region may still be difficult even when the modern diagnostic tools for neuroimaging are available. An appropriate knowledge of the developmental morphology of the nervous structures and of the ventricular an4 subarachnoid spaces of the posterior fossa is required for the neuroradiological diagnosis as well as for the therapeutic indications.

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  1. University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 30 Viale dell’Università, Rome, Italy

    Anthony J. Raimondi M.D.

  2. Hôpital des Enfantes de la Timone, Rue Sainte Pierre, 13005, Marseille, France

    Maurice Choux M.D.

  3. Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università Cattolica del Sacre Cuore, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Concezio Di Rocco M.D.

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Di Rocco, C., Caldarelli, M., Ceddia, A. (1993). Infratentorial Arachnoidal Cysts. In: Raimondi, A.J., Choux, M., Di Rocco, C. (eds) Intracranial Cyst Lesions. Principles of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7281-7_9

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