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Colloid cyst of the third ventricle

A clinical study of 54 cases in the light of previous publications

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Summary

The authors have added 54 new cases to the 200 published in the literature. The clinical manifestations of colloid cysts of the third ventricle are thoroughly analyzed, as are also diagnostic procedures, including EEG and EKG. Photographs of gross specimens illustrate the text.

Zusammenfassung

Die Autoren fügen den 200 in der Literatur bereits beschriebenen Colloidcysten des III. Ventrikels 54 weitere Fälle hinzu.

Die klinischen Erscheinungen werden, auch mit diagnostischen Hilfsmitteln, einschließlich EEG und EKG genau analysiert. Photographien der makroskopischen Präparate illustrieren den Text.

Résumé

Les auteurs ajoutent 54 nouveaux cas de kystes colloïdaux du 3e ventricule aux 200 cas déjà publiés dans la littérature.

Les manifestations cliniques sont analysées exactement à l'aide des diagnostiques cliniques y compris l'EEG et l'EKG. Des photogrammes des préparations macroscopiques illustrent le texte.

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This article is dedicated to the memory of ProfessorAlbert Kuntz.

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Yenermen, M.H., Bowerman, C.I. & Haymaker, W. Colloid cyst of the third ventricle. Acta Neurovegetativa 17, 211–277 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01227769

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