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Trapped fourth ventricle

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A case of cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle which developed after surgery on an arteriovenous malformation is presented with a discussion of the pathogenesis of the trapped fourth ventricle.

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  1. T. Otsuki

    Present address: Division of Neurosurgery, Institute of Brain Diseases, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, Institute of Brain Diseases, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

    T. Yoshimoto & J. Suzuki

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Otsuki, T., Yoshimoto, T. & Suzuki, J. Trapped fourth ventricle. Acta neurochir 62, 259–264 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01403632

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