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Occipital Dermoid Cyst Associated with Dermal Sinus and Cerebellar Abscesses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Gurdeep S. Mann ,
Ashok Gupta ,
D. Douglas Cochrane  and
Manraj K.S. Heran
Gurdeep S. Mann
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Ashok Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
D. Douglas Cochrane
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Manraj K.S. Heran*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*
Department of Radiology, BC Children’s Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , July 2009 , pp. 487 - 490
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