Glioependymal cyst of the cerebellopontine angle.
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[Epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle].
Results: Chart review identified 17 patients. The most common symptom at diagnosis was tinnitus, followed by sensorineural hearing loss, vertigo, facial pain, and headache. Physical exam revealed facial hypesthesias in 3 patients, facial paresis in 2 patients, while 14 patients had no physical exam findings on presentation. MRI studies of all patients revealed lesions which are isodense with br...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.58.1.109-a