Recurrent meningitis and persistence of craniopharyngeal canal: case report
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Recurrent meningitis and persistence of craniopharyngeal canal: case report.
OBJECTS Craniopharyngeal Canal is a rare malformation of the sphenoid bone described in up to 0.42% of the asymptomatic population. It's been related to the development of the Rathke's pouch during embrionary period although some authors think it's a vestige of a former vascular channel. METHODS This report details a case of a four and a half years old child that developed recurrent meningiti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurocirugía
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1130-1473
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-14732009000100007