Syringomyelia associated with Chiari I malformation treated by cranio- vetebral decompression with resection of the cerebellar tonsils. Report of 8 cases;Malformation de Chiari I avec syringomyelie traitee par decompression de la jonction cranio-rachidienne et tonsillectomie: A propos de 8 cas

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 135-141

  Guyotat, J ^a,b   Bret, Ph ^a   Mottolese, C ^a   Jouhanneau, E ^a   Abdulrahman, M ^a   Lapras, C ^a  

^a Service de Neurochirurgie   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Chiari I malformation; Posterior fossa decompression; Syringomyelia; Tonsil resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN SURGERY; CEREBELLUM; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYRINGOMYELIA; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030867702     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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