A critical appraisal of syrinx cavity shunting procedures

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 382-388

  Batzdorf, Ulrich ^a   Klekamp, Jörg ^b   Johnson, J Patrick ^b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chiari malformation; Hindbrain herniation; Intracranial hypotension; Spinal trauma; Syringomyelia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HYPOTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SHUNTING; SPINE INJURY; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031721131     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.3.0382     Document Type: Article

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