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Intraparenchymal pericatheter cyst: a rare but important manifestation of cerebrospinal shunt failure
- Neuroradiology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
intraparenchymal pericatheter cyst, cerebrospinal shunt, intracranial hypertension, shunt failure
Title
Intraparenchymal pericatheter cyst: a rare but important manifestation of cerebrospinal shunt failure
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editors
Pages
136-138
Published online
2024-02-12
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DOI
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Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2024;58(1):136-138.
Keywords
intraparenchymal pericatheter cyst
cerebrospinal shunt
intracranial hypertension
shunt failure
Authors
Diogo Marques
Filipa Castelão
Ricardo Pimentel Silva
Ana Cristina Rios
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