Minim Invasive Neurosurg 2008; 51(1): 11-14
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022538
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Dilatation of Virchow-Robin Perivascular Spaces: Report of 3 Cases with Different Localizations

B. Caner 1 , A. Bekar 1 , B. Hakyemez 2 , O. Taskapilioglu 3 , K. Aksoy 4
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, Turkey
  • 2Department of Radiology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, Turkey
  • 3Department of Neurology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, Turkey
  • 4Department of Neurosurgery, Acıbadem Bursa Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
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Publication Date:
28 February 2008 (online)

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Abstract

We report on three different cases with Virchow-Robin spaces, including one with extreme widening causing hydrocephalus. In one patient we have performed neuroendoscopic cyst fenestration to resolve the problem.

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