Nonspecific Headache Diagnosed as a Brain Colloid Cyst with Hydrocephalus
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Diagnostic Dilemma in a Young Woman with Acute Headache: Delayed Diagnosis of Third Ventricular Colloid Cyst with Hydrocephalus
Objectives. To highlight the importance of early diagnosis of colloid cyst of the third ventricle and its early management. Clinical Presentation and Intervention. This is a young lady who presented with sudden onset headache. She attended a local clinic and also her area hospital. Her diagnosis was delayed several hours due to a diagnostic dilemma initially. No surgical intervention was tried ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2474-252X
DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2016.12.32939